ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE

Massachusetts’ Jewish community is on edge after a mysterious website launched earlier this month listing the names and addresses of scores of local institutions — a number of them Jewish — and calling to “dismantle” and disrupt them. The Anti-Defamation League is organizing an online forum Wednesday to talk about why the pro-Palestine Mapping Project is harmful. U.S. Attorney for...

An investigation is underway following the discovery of pamphlets containing anti-Semitic messaging in Peabody. Peabody police told NBC10 Boston that reports of the pamphlets had been dropped on people’s property in West Peabody, where officers first responded to Antrim Road on Saturday to collect them. The pamphlets have been discovered as Jewish communities are observing Shavuot. We spoke with...

Officials are investigating following the discovery of fliers containing anti-Semitic messaging in Peabody.

Reports of assault, harassment and vandalism against Jewish people remain at an historic high in Massachusetts.

Antisemitic incidents increased at a higher rate in New England than the rest of the country last year, with Massachusetts ranking as the worst offender. The Anti-Defamation League released its annual audit of antisemitic incidents Tuesday, which compiled reports of assaults, harassment and vandalism against Jewish people in 2021. The 42% spike in New England outpaced a 34% increase nationwide. Of…

A Jewish civil rights organization says its annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year

Herbie Husker has long made the “OK” sign in its cartoon form, but a change is being made now that the symbol has been co-opted by some groups as a sign for “white power”

As Robert Trestan of The Anti-Defamation League New England reflects on the Jan. 6 insurrection, his main feeling is disappointment: “Disappointment that a year later, conspiracy theories about the 2020 election or alive and well.” The lies have the potential to fuel future domestic extremist attacks and violence, Trestan said. It’s why he feels it is critical for Congress to…

A year after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, conspiracy theories proliferate and historians fear it could set the stage for further attacks on the government.

A swastika and a racial slur targeting Jews were found in a bathroom at Mount Holyoke College earlier this week, the third antisemitic incident reported at the prestigious women’s school this fall, the Anti-Defamation League in New England said Thursday. The graffiti, written in black marker on tile, was reported to ADL-New England on Tuesday by a parent of...

A school board member in a Massachusetts city has said he is resigning immediately after his use of an anti-Semitic slur on live cable television. Robert Hoey Jr., 66, announced his resignation in a Facebook video on Friday. He made the anti-Semitic comment during a live episode of the show “City Life,” and a video clip of it surfaced on…

The writing of a 10-year-old girl in pre-World War II Poland is at the heart of the first interactive exhibit of an online museum dedicated to telling the stories of the Jewish communities in Eastern Europe and Russia

Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol

The deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol was “the most predictable terror attack in the history of the U.S.,” according to the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Jonathan Greenblatt told LX News his organization, which analyzes and details antisemitic incidents around the nation, had warned government agencies of a likely attack before Jan. 6 and he’s “at a loss to...

The FBI is warning of potential violence from extremist groups ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, shared with LX News the three main security threats that his intelligence team has identified in the days ahead.

Misinformation about billionaire liberal philanthropist George Soros remains common among anti-Semitic tweets directed at Jewish members of Congress, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. For its report set for release Tuesday, the Jewish civil rights group used an index it’s developing that automatically analyzes online speech for potential discriminatory content. The group then added a layer...

Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, says Facebook needs to do more to clamp down on hate speech on its platform, including de-amplifying some of the worst users, providing more support to users who are victimized and putting more civil rights leaders in positions of authority.

American Jews were targets of more anti-Semitic incidents in 2019 than any other year over the past four decades, a surge marked by deadly attacks on a California synagogue, a Jewish grocery store in New Jersey and a rabbi’s New York home, the Anti-Defamation League reported Tuesday.

Mired by allegations of racism and anti-Semitism, one of YouTube’s biggest stars, PewDiePie, announced he will take a break from the platform in 2020. The 30-year-old Swedish vlogger, whose legal name is Felix Kjellberg, rose to prominence with his commentary on gaming culture. In recent years, though, Kjellberg has found himself at the center of controversy as some of his...

Sacha Baron Cohen slammed Facebook and other large social media platforms as “the greatest propaganda machine in history” in a searing speech Thursday night. Addressing the Anti-Defamation League’s Never Is Now summit, the actor — who is known for using his satirical personas such as Borat, Bruno and Ali G to highlight bigotry around the world — tore into technology...