Attacks on the Anti-Defamation League ignore the reality of anti-Semitism
To the editor: The recent op-ed attacking the Anti-Defamation League is outrageous and inaccurate. As a former president of the…
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ADL's troubling complaint against Los Angeles-area universities
The Anti-Defamation League has gotten into the business of defamation. Founded in 1913 to combat anti-Jewish bigotry, the ADL was…
There is nothing “controversial” about this definition of antisemitism
To the editor: Michael Rothberg, a professor of English and comparative literature at UCLA, calls the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's…
Letters to the editor: Is anti-Zionism a form of anti-Semitism? Readers debate
It's not anti-Semitic to understand the real costs of Zionism for Palestinians, says one reader. Another says that “Zionist” is…
Accusing the Jewish people of anti-Semitism is a familiar and recurring theme
In recent months, as fighting over the war in Gaza has fractured American universities (including my own at UCLA), I…
Academy Museum exhibit recognizes Hollywood's Jewish founders
Schmuel Gelbfisz, Lazar Meir and the Wonsal brothers are not names that immediately come to mind when thinking of Hollywood…
House Anti-Semitism Bill Would Hinder Speech, Won't Help Students
Against the backdrop of university protests against the war in Gaza, President Biden last week rightly denounced incidents in which…
Jewish voices struggle to find reconciliation in the face of university violence
Standing in front of a cloth-covered table where the Torah is read, Rabbi Sharon Brous delivered her Sabbath sermon and…
Berkeley schools chief grilled by Congress over anti-Semitism claims
The superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School District on Wednesday rejected accusations that the district's K-12 classrooms have become breeding…
It is not anti-Semitic to protest against Israel's war or its far-right government.
To the editor: Questioning the protesters' motives, one letter writer lists several instances of misconduct by other governments in the…