" #CommunitiesSecretary #SteveReed has revealed that a “ #Jewish colleague” was refused permission to visit a #school in his own #constituency, after officials cited fears his presence might “inflame #teachers.”

In conversation with Jewish News news editor and publisher Justin Cohen, the senior minister told an audience at the Jewish #Labour Movement’s annual conference that his colleague, believed to be an #MP, had been “refused permission to visit a school in his own constituency in case his presence inflames the teachers.”

Reed revealed:” What I’m talking about is identifying those places where #antisemitism festers and grows so we can root it out.
“That is absolutely what we have to do. But we are far away from that point right now, far away.

“I give you any number of examples…"

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-colleague-barred-from-school-visit-over-fears-he-might-inflame-teachers-reveals-steve-reed/

Ho Ho Ho 🎅

"A man has been #arrested in connection with an #antisemitic #driveby #shooting that targeted the home of a #NewZealand #Jewish family in #Redlands, #California, in December.

The incident occurred on the evening of 12 December 2025, when a vehicle drove past the family’s home — which was decorated for #Hanukkah — and fired multiple rounds at the property. Home security footage captured the attack and recorded a male voice shouting what appeared to be an antisemitic slur.

Several family members were inside the house at the time, but no one was injured."

https://www.jwire.com.au/suspect-arrested-after-antisemitic-drive-by-shooting-at-home-of-new-zealand-jewish-family-in-california/

Ho Ho Ho 🎅

"A man has been #arrested in connection with an #antisemitic #driveby #shooting that targeted the home of a #NewZealand #Jewish family in #Redlands, #California, in December.

The incident occurred on the evening of 12 December 2025, when a vehicle drove past the family’s home — which was decorated for #Hanukkah — and fired multiple rounds at the property. Home security footage captured the attack and recorded a male voice shouting what appeared to be an antisemitic slur.

Several family members were inside the house at the time, but no one was injured."

https://www.jwire.com.au/suspect-arrested-after-antisemitic-drive-by-shooting-at-home-of-new-zealand-jewish-family-in-california/

" #CommunitiesSecretary #SteveReed has revealed that a “ #Jewish colleague” was refused permission to visit a #school in his own #constituency, after officials cited fears his presence might “inflame #teachers.”

In conversation with Jewish News news editor and publisher Justin Cohen, the senior minister told an audience at the Jewish #Labour Movement’s annual conference that his colleague, believed to be an #MP, had been “refused permission to visit a school in his own constituency in case his presence inflames the teachers.”

Reed revealed:” What I’m talking about is identifying those places where #antisemitism festers and grows so we can root it out.
“That is absolutely what we have to do. But we are far away from that point right now, far away.

“I give you any number of examples…"

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/jewish-colleague-barred-from-school-visit-over-fears-he-might-inflame-teachers-reveals-steve-reed/

Lets see if this post can avoid the weirdo intactivists... 🤪

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"A leaked draft document from #Britain’s #CrownProsecutionService has ignited outrage across #Jewish and #Muslim communities by classifying male #circumcision as a potential form of #childabuse. The guidance, which places the millennia-old covenant of #britmilah alongside virginity testing, hymen reconstruction surgery, and exorcism rituals, represents the latest assault on #religiousfreedom in a nation where traditional faith practices face mounting legal scrutiny. For #Jews, this is not an administrative matter of medical regulation. This strikes at the heart of Jewish identity itself.

The document from the Crown Prosecution Service on “honor-based abuse, forced marriages and harmful practices” states that unlike female genital mutilation, “there is not a specific criminal offense of carrying out male circumcision.” But then it adds the damning qualifier..."

https://israel365news.com/415297/britain-targets-jewish-circumcision-labels-ancient-covenant-a-potential-crime/

Lets see if this post can avoid the weirdo intactivists... 🤪

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"A leaked draft document from #Britain’s #CrownProsecutionService has ignited outrage across #Jewish and #Muslim communities by classifying male #circumcision as a potential form of #childabuse. The guidance, which places the millennia-old covenant of #britmilah alongside virginity testing, hymen reconstruction surgery, and exorcism rituals, represents the latest assault on #religiousfreedom in a nation where traditional faith practices face mounting legal scrutiny. For #Jews, this is not an administrative matter of medical regulation. This strikes at the heart of Jewish identity itself.

The document from the Crown Prosecution Service on “honor-based abuse, forced marriages and harmful practices” states that unlike female genital mutilation, “there is not a specific criminal offense of carrying out male circumcision.” But then it adds the damning qualifier..."

https://israel365news.com/415297/britain-targets-jewish-circumcision-labels-ancient-covenant-a-potential-crime/

Sooooooo... that chant is a bit of an eye opener. 👀

"Though the protest proceeded without major events, the pro- #Hamas rhetoric caused major upset in the #Jewish community, with national Jewish organizations and leading #politicians also weighing in, in addition to #Mamdani, who was criticized for reacting to the chants only several hours later.

#NewYork Rep. #AlexandriaOcasioCortez said the chants were "a disgusting and #antisemitic thing to do."

New York #Governor #KathyHochul condemned the #protesters' chants, writing on X, "Hamas is a #terrorist organization that calls for the genocide of #Jews."

"No matter your #political beliefs, this type of rhetoric is disgusting, it's dangerous, and it has no place in New York," she added."

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-01-09/ty-article/.premium/mayor-mamdani-says-pro-hamas-chants-at-anti-israel-protest-have-no-place-in-nyc/0000019b-a436-dd39-a7ff-ef3e5a790000

Sooooooo... that chant is a bit of an eye opener. 👀

"Though the protest proceeded without major events, the pro- #Hamas rhetoric caused major upset in the #Jewish community, with national Jewish organizations and leading #politicians also weighing in, in addition to #Mamdani, who was criticized for reacting to the chants only several hours later.

#NewYork Rep. #AlexandriaOcasioCortez said the chants were "a disgusting and #antisemitic thing to do."

New York #Governor #KathyHochul condemned the #protesters' chants, writing on X, "Hamas is a #terrorist organization that calls for the genocide of #Jews."

"No matter your #political beliefs, this type of rhetoric is disgusting, it's dangerous, and it has no place in New York," she added."

https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-01-09/ty-article/.premium/mayor-mamdani-says-pro-hamas-chants-at-anti-israel-protest-have-no-place-in-nyc/0000019b-a436-dd39-a7ff-ef3e5a790000

Sure could have used something like this earlier in my career.

“A lot of #Jews choose to work in the #nonprofit industry because it really reflects their #Jewish values and aligns with their desire to make the world a better place,” #SharonLeslie, founding executive director of the newly launched #BlueCompass, which combats #antisemitism in the nonprofit sector, told eJewishPhilanthropy.

The #survey, “Jewish #Professionals in Secular Nonprofits,” released by Blue Compass yesterday, found that over a third of Jewish nonprofit workers working for non-Jewish nonprofits have considered leaving their jobs, that nearly 40% of workers have witnessed antisemitism at work and that 41% feel uncomfortable expressing their Jewish identity at professional events.

These statistics are grim compared to other fields..."

https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/new-group-aims-to-support-non-jewish-nonprofits-jewish-workers-a-third-of-whom-consider-quitting/

"Dame #MaureenLipman has said #Jewish people are effectively excluded from modern ideas of #diversity, arguing that her iconic 1980s BT advert would not be commissioned today because “ #Jews don’t count”.

Writing in #TheOldie #magazine, the Olivier Award-winning #actress reflected on how changing attitudes to representation in #advertising would block the creation of the much-loved campaign that made her a household name more than four decades ago."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/maureen-lipman-says-jews-dont-count-under-modern-tv-diversity-rules/

"Dame #MaureenLipman has said #Jewish people are effectively excluded from modern ideas of #diversity, arguing that her iconic 1980s BT advert would not be commissioned today because “ #Jews don’t count”.

Writing in #TheOldie #magazine, the Olivier Award-winning #actress reflected on how changing attitudes to representation in #advertising would block the creation of the much-loved campaign that made her a household name more than four decades ago."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/maureen-lipman-says-jews-dont-count-under-modern-tv-diversity-rules/

Sure could have used something like this earlier in my career.

“A lot of #Jews choose to work in the #nonprofit industry because it really reflects their #Jewish values and aligns with their desire to make the world a better place,” #SharonLeslie, founding executive director of the newly launched #BlueCompass, which combats #antisemitism in the nonprofit sector, told eJewishPhilanthropy.

The #survey, “Jewish #Professionals in Secular Nonprofits,” released by Blue Compass yesterday, found that over a third of Jewish nonprofit workers working for non-Jewish nonprofits have considered leaving their jobs, that nearly 40% of workers have witnessed antisemitism at work and that 41% feel uncomfortable expressing their Jewish identity at professional events.

These statistics are grim compared to other fields..."

https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/new-group-aims-to-support-non-jewish-nonprofits-jewish-workers-a-third-of-whom-consider-quitting/

Fedistralia is going to be up in arms this week.

" #Australia’s peak #Jewish organisations have welcomed the federal government’s decision to establish a #CommonwealthRoyalCommission into #antisemitism and the circumstances leading to the #BondiBeach #terrorist attack. They described the move as a necessary national response to unprecedented levels of hatred directed at Jewish #Australians.

The president of the Executive Council of #Australian #Jewry, #DanielAghion, said the government had “made the right decision” in heeding sustained calls from the Jewish community, victims’ families and a broad cross section of Australian society.

"We are especially grateful to the eminent artists, lawyers, business leaders, sporting legends, political figures, women’s organisations and other groups who added their powerful voices to this call,” Aghion said."

https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-community-welcomes-announcement-of-royal-commission-into-antisemitism/

Fedistralia is going to be up in arms this week.

" #Australia’s peak #Jewish organisations have welcomed the federal government’s decision to establish a #CommonwealthRoyalCommission into #antisemitism and the circumstances leading to the #BondiBeach #terrorist attack. They described the move as a necessary national response to unprecedented levels of hatred directed at Jewish #Australians.

The president of the Executive Council of #Australian #Jewry, #DanielAghion, said the government had “made the right decision” in heeding sustained calls from the Jewish community, victims’ families and a broad cross section of Australian society.

"We are especially grateful to the eminent artists, lawyers, business leaders, sporting legends, political figures, women’s organisations and other groups who added their powerful voices to this call,” Aghion said."

https://www.jwire.com.au/jewish-community-welcomes-announcement-of-royal-commission-into-antisemitism/

"The #Hanukkah attack did not come out of nowhere. #Antisemitism in #Australia was never abstract to me; it was visible and real. As a child, I remember #yeshiva students being harassed while walking down the street wearing #kippot, and car-bombing scares near a #Jewish institution in #Melbourne. Even when I didn’t fully grasp their seriousness, these incidents became part of the background noise of growing up Jewish in Australia.

#Oct7 marked a turning point, when the intensifying antisemitism across the country reached a fever pitch that has not abated. My mother and one of my brothers live within walking distance of Adass Israel #Synagogue, which was set on fire in 2024. In a separate incident that same year, East Melbourne #Hebrew Congregation was also set on fire during a Friday night gathering. These attacks were not distant news stories; they struck close to the places and people I know and love."

https://stljewishlight.org/opinion/commentary/the-australia-i-knew-and-the-one-we-face-today/

"The #Hanukkah attack did not come out of nowhere. #Antisemitism in #Australia was never abstract to me; it was visible and real. As a child, I remember #yeshiva students being harassed while walking down the street wearing #kippot, and car-bombing scares near a #Jewish institution in #Melbourne. Even when I didn’t fully grasp their seriousness, these incidents became part of the background noise of growing up Jewish in Australia.

#Oct7 marked a turning point, when the intensifying antisemitism across the country reached a fever pitch that has not abated. My mother and one of my brothers live within walking distance of Adass Israel #Synagogue, which was set on fire in 2024. In a separate incident that same year, East Melbourne #Hebrew Congregation was also set on fire during a Friday night gathering. These attacks were not distant news stories; they struck close to the places and people I know and love."

https://stljewishlight.org/opinion/commentary/the-australia-i-knew-and-the-one-we-face-today/

" #NewYorkCity #Jews were the target of more #hatecrimes than all other categories combined in 2025, according to the #NewYork City Police Department, figures that were released Tuesday as New York #Governor #KathyHochul indicated that she would introduce safety zones around #synagogues and other houses of worship.

While #NYPD Police Commissioner #JessicaTisch announced crime reductions that included a 12% decrease in hate crimes and a 3% reduction in #antisemitic incidents, for the second year in a row, there were more anti- #Jewish motivated incidents than all other target groups combined."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882597

"[T]he willingness of #activist networks to platform individuals accused of endorsing #violence exposes a moral double standard.

“Groups that claim to stand for #humanrights cannot at the same time excuse or justify attacks on #Jews,” he said. “There is no #progressive exception for #antisemitism.”

#Jewish advocacy organizations have long warned that extreme #antizionist rhetoric can slide into explicit antisemitism when Jews are collectively blamed, dehumanized, or targeted for violence."

https://thej.ca/2026/01/07/canadian-activist-accused-of-justifying-antisemitic-violence-abroad-raising-alarms-in-jewish-community/

"[T]he willingness of #activist networks to platform individuals accused of endorsing #violence exposes a moral double standard.

“Groups that claim to stand for #humanrights cannot at the same time excuse or justify attacks on #Jews,” he said. “There is no #progressive exception for #antisemitism.”

#Jewish advocacy organizations have long warned that extreme #antizionist rhetoric can slide into explicit antisemitism when Jews are collectively blamed, dehumanized, or targeted for violence."

https://thej.ca/2026/01/07/canadian-activist-accused-of-justifying-antisemitic-violence-abroad-raising-alarms-in-jewish-community/

" #NewYorkCity #Jews were the target of more #hatecrimes than all other categories combined in 2025, according to the #NewYork City Police Department, figures that were released Tuesday as New York #Governor #KathyHochul indicated that she would introduce safety zones around #synagogues and other houses of worship.

While #NYPD Police Commissioner #JessicaTisch announced crime reductions that included a 12% decrease in hate crimes and a 3% reduction in #antisemitic incidents, for the second year in a row, there were more anti- #Jewish motivated incidents than all other target groups combined."

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882597