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antisemitism
by David Mednicoff
Violent antisemitism in the U.S. isn’t limited to the far right wing of the political spectrum. This was tragically obvious in two recent events – the June 1, 2025, attack using Molotov cocktails!-->!-->!-->…
Trump Continues Biden Admin. Scrutiny of U-M’s Mishandling of Antisemitism on Campus: “Enforce Title VI or Lose Federal Funding”
by P.D. Lesko
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Civil Rights sent letters to sixty colleges and universities in the United States in which the institutions' leaders were warned of potential enforcement actions!-->!-->!-->…
Current “Cheerleading” for Gazans is Not About Gaza; It’s About Jew-Hatred
by William Kennedy
Twenty-one years ago, in December, 2003 ("Second Intifada") a young Jewish DJ was murdered by his Muslim neighbor who later remarked, "I killed my Jew. I will go to heaven."
There were no less than three-hundred!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Jewish Student Targeted, Then Assaulted Near U-M Central Campus
AAPD probing incident as hate crime; victim was asked if he is Jewish and then assaulted when he affirmed; ADL offers $5,000 reward for info leading to convictions.
Police in the US state of Michigan said they were probing an!-->!-->!-->…
U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell Weighs in on the War in Gaza
by Rep. Debbie Dingell
On Nov. 30, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released a statement addressing the increase in hate crimes in the U.S., and calling for the continued release of all hostages. Mrs. Dingell is calling for a!-->!-->!-->…
Confronting Antisemitism in Michigan in the Wake of Colleyville
To Claim Our Hero, We Must Also Own Our Hate
by Jay Saper
While we as Michiganders may take pride in Ann Arbor-educated Rabbi Cytron-Walker having heroically helped his fellow congregants held hostage at his Colleyville, Texas,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
ADL: Michigan Antisemitic Incidents Increase 21 Percent in 2020
by Todd Heywood, Michigan Advance
The normalization of antisemitism is continuing a “very, very troubling” upward trend in Michigan, despite a year of health restrictions and social distancing that often meant less human!-->!-->!-->…