/tags/anti-semitism Anti-Semitism en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-05/racist-propaganda-antisemitic-acts-spiked-in-illinois-last-year-report-shows “In some ways, we think that we live in Illinois and somehow we’re immune to this,” said David Goldenberg, the Midwest director of the Anti-Defamation League that issued the “Hate in the Prairie State” report. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-10-05/racist-propaganda-antisemitic-acts-spiked-in-illinois-last-year-report-shows Tom Schuba /arts/2022-05-20/st-louis-holocaust-museum-gets-1-million-to-teach-people-to-speak-out-against-bigotry The contribution by the Tilles Foundation will fund an impact lab devoted to helping people respond in practical ways to bigotry and hate. Fri, 20 May 2022 10:11:36 GMT /arts/2022-05-20/st-louis-holocaust-museum-gets-1-million-to-teach-people-to-speak-out-against-bigotry Jeremy D. Goodwin /government-politics-issues/2021-04-15/hitler-was-right-mary-miller-said-months-later-illinois-jewish-leaders-say-pain-remains Jews in southern Illinois fear the congresswoman’s anti-Semitic comments will lead to more prejudice against the religious minority, which has always been an undercurrent in the region. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 17:14:29 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-04-15/hitler-was-right-mary-miller-said-months-later-illinois-jewish-leaders-say-pain-remains Kelsey Landis /government-politics-issues/2021-01-15/st-louis-anti-defamation-league-leader-says-hate-speech-helped-fuel-capitol-riot Years of unchecked rhetoric from President Donald Trump provided the seeds for violence at the U.S. Capitol, said Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League's Heartland office in St. Louis. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:13:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-01-15/st-louis-anti-defamation-league-leader-says-hate-speech-helped-fuel-capitol-riot Eric Schmid /government-politics-issues/2019-03-24/man-gets-probation-in-university-city-jewish-cemetery-vandalization A man who confessed to damaging more than 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery has been sentenced to three years’ probation.Alzado M. Harris, 35, of St.… Sun, 24 Mar 2019 16:08:37 GMT /government-politics-issues/2019-03-24/man-gets-probation-in-university-city-jewish-cemetery-vandalization Chad Davis /arts/2019-01-23/reconstructed-shakespeare-shows-bigotry-is-timeless In a heated conversation during the first act of “District Merchants,” a white immigrant tells a black man that he understands the other’s plight: “I know… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 03:09:22 GMT /arts/2019-01-23/reconstructed-shakespeare-shows-bigotry-is-timeless Jeremy D. Goodwin /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-11-02/behind-the-headlines-st-louis-jewish-leaders-react-to-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, host Don Marsh went behind the headlines to discuss the local Jewish community’s reaction to last weekend’s tragic event… Fri, 02 Nov 2018 20:44:16 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-11-02/behind-the-headlines-st-louis-jewish-leaders-react-to-pittsburgh-synagogue-shooting Lara Hamdan /2018-10-28/in-the-wake-of-attacks-jewish-communities-balance-accessibility-with-security After a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, killing at least 11 and wounding others in what federal prosecutors are calling a hate crime, faith leaders around the country are re-examining security tactics while trying to ensure their religious institutions remain accessible community centers. Sun, 28 Oct 2018 23:53:58 GMT /2018-10-28/in-the-wake-of-attacks-jewish-communities-balance-accessibility-with-security Adhiti Bandlamudi, Chris Haxel