Tag: anti-semitism
Anti-Semitism at Conifer middle school
Chris LeppekFeb 16, 2017
of anti-Semitic bullying and harassment are roiling West Jefferson Middle School and normally bucolic Conifer, the mountain town 32 miles southwest of Denver that it...
The madness of Ken Livingstone continues
Rocky Mountain JewMay 12, 2016
If anyone is “mad,” to use Ken Livingstone’s choice of words to describe Hitler’s decision to annihilate European Jewry, it’s looking more and more like it...
Today in opposite land: Hitler was a Zionist
Rocky Mountain JewApr 28, 2016
Hitler supported the right of Jews to self-determination in Palestine. Or at least that’s what former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone thinks. He said as much this...
Shocking anti-Semitic graffiti in Denmark
Shana GoldbergFeb 19, 2015
News of Sunday’s deadly shooting in Denmark brought back a terrible memory from my otherwise wonderful trip there in 2013. In the coastal town of Fredericia, located...
The French have nowhere to go
Rocky Mountain JewJan 12, 2015
Where will the French go? French Jews are leaving France en masse; and despite what French President Francoise Hollande is saying, it’s not because of Israeli Prime...
Five reasons not to support Palestinian unilateralism
Rocky Mountain JewDec 18, 2014
On Wednesday, Jordan submitted to the UN a resolution on behalf of the Palestinians that calls for the complete withdrawal of Israel from the West Bank by 2016. This is...
Swiss selfie scandal exposes subtle anti-Semitism
Shana GoldbergSep 12, 2014
It’s rare when a story about Switzerland makes international headlines, but a recent scandal involving a mayor of a town outside of Zurich did just that. What should...
Fear — not freedom — of expression
Rocky Mountain JewOct 24, 2013
Do you wear a kippah, a star of David, or a Chai necklace? If you do, when you leave home in the morning, do wearing those symbols instil any fear […]
Hate at Yad Vashem
Rocky Mountain JewJun 15, 2012
After New Year’s Eve, when extreme Charedi Jews took to the streets dressed as concentration camp inmates, we thought it couldn’t get worse. In fact we even...
Targeting children
Rocky Mountain JewMar 23, 2012
When children are victims, tragedies feel greater. We associate children with innocence; after all their lives are just starting, and they haven’t had the time to...