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April 20, 2023
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THE WEEK'S BIG 3
At least three people who carried flaming tiki torches at the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017 have been indicted on state charges that they intimidated others during the explosive demonstration that shocked the nation. According to a new report from ADL and Tel Aviv University, antisemitism rose in many Western nations around the world in 2022, while once again reaching historic levels in the United States. ADL rated ten popular social media and gaming platforms on how they respond to Holocaust denial content on their platforms, with many companies receiving “poor” grades.
Read on for more on these headlines, news you can use to fight hate and the latest info about ADL from around the country.
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Torch-carrying white nationalists indicted in 2017 Charlottesville rally
“Nearly six years after a large gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville erupted in violent clashes with counter protesters, a grand jury in Virginia has indicted multiple people on felony charges for carrying flaming torches with the intent to intimidate. The Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said in a news release that the indictments relate to an event on Aug. 11, 2017. That’s when a group of white nationalists carrying torches marched through the campus of the University of Virginia, some chanting, “Jews will not replace us.” PBS NEWS HOUR:
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+ ADL Tweet: We welcome the intimidation charges brought against individuals accused of marching in #Charlottesville, VA with tiki torches. The hate and fear of Unite the Right impact America to this day, and these indictments bring us one step closer to justice for the victims.
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+READ: ADL Resource on Charlottesville March
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Antisemitic incidents on rise across US, report finds
“Antisemitism rose in the U.S. in 2022 and shows little sign of abating worldwide as political radicals have gained mainstream popularity, researchers said in a report released Monday. The report was released by Tel Aviv University’s Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the U.S.-based Anti-Defamation League as Israel began observing its annual day of remembrance for the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust. Last year’s report found that 2021 set a new high for antisemitic incidents, with the coronavirus pandemic fueling a worldwide rise in antisemitism. This year the researchers said that “2022 did not mark a universal reversal of the trend, and
in some countries, most alarmingly the United States, it intensified.” ASSOCIATED PRESS:
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FULL STORY
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+ READ: Antisemitism Worldwide Report for 2022
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+ WATCH: As I shared with @DonLemon on #CNNThisMorning, the data @ADL released today in partnership with @TelAvivUni shows a frightening increase in antisemitism in many countries. One trend is that Orthodox Jews, who are visibly Jewish, bear the brunt of physical, abrasive antisemitism.
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ADL Holocaust denial report rates all social media platforms poorly“The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published their annual Online Holocaust Denial Report Card on Monday, rating the top ten most popular social media and gaming platforms on the degree to which they aid the spread of Holocaust denial content. The report's introduction points out that even though the Holocaust is one of the most well-documented atrocities in history, antisemites continue to try to cast doubt and downplay the facts. The ADL's Center for Technology and Society (CTS) reviewed the policies of ten major media platforms and looked for examples of Holocaust denial content on their sites.” THE
JERUSALEM POST:
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+ READ: 2023 Online Holocaust Denial Report Card
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+Jonathan Greenblatt Tweet: One in five Americans believe a majority of anti-Jewish myths. Yet those who were taught about the Holocaust harbor the least antisemitic prejudice. Watch and #LearnToNeverForget.
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KEY ADL SOCIAL STATEMENTS
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Jonathan Greenblatt: Those who hate aim to divide and isolate us. We have witnessed the increased normalization of racist, bigoted, extremist, and antisemitic rhetoric influenced by white supremacist ideology in recent years.
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@Twitter’s policies must aim to keep the platform safe for its users. This decision will have harmful consequences beyond the platform, as we’ve seen online anti-LGBTQ+ hate fuel offline violence.
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The #WarsawGhettoUprising began #OTD 80 years ago, on the eve of Passover. The Nazis planned to liquidate the ghetto, but were met with fierce resistance by the remaining Jews. Lasting nearly a month, this was the largest & longest-lasting act of resistance during the Holocaust.
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IN THE COMMUNITY
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Capitol Hill synagogue targeted by vandals ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day (ABC Seattle- Stephen Paolini interviewed)
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Yom Hashoa - Oscar Sladek's Holocaust Survival Story (9News Denver)
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Too much hate: New York at epicenter of worst American anti-Semitism outbreak in over 40 years, ADL reports (Politics NY)
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ADL IN THE NEWS
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Leading NY Jewish security organizations form supergroup to coordinate activities (Times of Israel)
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Trump holding his next rally in Waco, Texas, sends a message to the far right, experts say (USA Today)
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ADL research: Conspiracy-minded Americans tend toward antisemitic views (Times of Israel)
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