Monitor hate crimes, as promised

Published on April 19, 2012

How much homophobia is there? And how much anti-Semitism? How many Muslims are beaten up because of who they are?

Survey: EU hate crimes monitors lack reliable data

Published on April 17, 2012

More than half of the nongovernmental organizations monitoring hate crimes in the European Union have no working definition for what constitutes a hate crime, according to a new survey.

ADL dismayed by low hate crimes reporting

Published on November 16, 2011

The Anti-Defamation League expressed dismay at the low number of law enforcement agencies reporting hate crimes.

L.A. County hate crimes are down, but those against Jews are up—by all counts

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on December 21, 2010

First, the good news: Hate crimes committed in Los Angeles County dropped for the second year in a row, according to numbers for 2009 released on Dec. 21 by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations. The bad news: Hate crimes against Jews reported in Los Angeles County during the same period increased by a whopping 49 percent from the previous year.

Hate acts against Jews in California—up or down?

By Tom Tugend
Published on July 27, 2010

Hate acts against Jews rose substantially in California last year. Actually, they dropped significantly. Or, they stayed at the same level.

Canada sees significant rise in hate crimes

Published on June 15, 2010

Hate crimes in Canada jumped by 35 percent in one year, with Jews and blacks the leading targets.

N.Y. youths charged with hate crimes

Published on April 14, 2010

A large ultra-Orthodox community in New York State suffered a number of apparent anti-Semitic attacks on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Three youths were charged with hate crimes after allegedly throwing stones on Monday night at Jews in Monsey, an ultra-Orthodox enclave in Rockland County, just north of New York City. A fourth youth was charged as a juvenile.

World governments must work harder to fight hate crimes

Published on November 7, 2008

Violent hate crimes are on the rise, reflecting an overall increase in xenophobic attitudes across Europe and North America, a revival of anti-Semitism and a continuation of prejudice against Muslims, Roma and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons.

Briefs: ADL helped Feds in skinhead Obama plot, FBI report says hate crimes down

Published on October 30, 2008

The Anti-Defamation League assisted in the investigation into white supremacists arrested in an alleged plot to assassinate Barack Obama

Anti-Semitic taggers strike in San Fernando Valley

By Tom Tugend
Published on January 17, 2008

Spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti over a wide area in upscale neighborhoods of Encino and Tarzana are being investigated as possible hate crimes by Los Angeles police.

NATION & WORLD BRIEFS

Published on March 17, 2005

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved $200 million in aid to the Palestinians.

Briefs

Published on January 6, 2005

The number of reported hate crimes in Los Angeles County was lower in 2003 than 2002, and while that decrease is part of a 12-year decline, Jews remain a highly visible, often-targeted religious group.

From Durban to Beersheba

By Harold Brackman
Published on September 30, 2004

The horrid bus bombings in Beersheba on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of 16 Israelis, including a 3-year-old boy, are grim reminders that the war on terror continues to rage in Israel.

Community Briefs

Published on December 25, 2003

Two rival teams will square off in Pasadena on New Year's Day. No, not USC vs. Michigan. Get ready for the ultimate grudge match: Jews for Judaism vs. Jews for Jesus.

Briefs

By Community Briefs
Published on November 21, 2002

Community Briefs

Community Briefs

By Journal Staff
Published on March 28, 2002

Community Briefs

Hate Down,Reporting Up

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 16, 2001

California hate crimes against Jews in the year 2000 were 42.2 percent higher than in 1996, according to a report released last week by the state's attorney general, Bill Lockyer.

Challenging Hate

By Yaakov Arnold
Published on September 28, 2000

Two teenage boys were arrested Sun., Sept. 24, in connection with the ransacking of classrooms and painting of swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti on the walls of the West Valley Hebrew Academy in Woodland Hills.

Waging Peace

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on August 17, 2000

In a small grove of trees on the campus of Pierce College in Woodland Hills this past Sunday, a group of government officials and concerned citizens gathered to honor the victims of hate crimes. About 300 people representing a cross-section of the diverse Los Angeles community attended the Unity Over Hate Rally, all braving the intense August sun to share their support for peace, both locally and across the nation.The rally's main focus was to commemorate the events of Aug. 10, 1999. The families of those wounded that day in the shooting at the North Valley Jewish Community Center and of Joseph Ileto, the Filipino-American postal worker gunned down by the same alleged perpetrator, came up to the podium and tried to bring meaning to their personal tragedies. Alongside the stage stood a poster of Ileto, with his first name used as an acronym for Join Our Struggle [to] Educate [and] Prevent Hate.Ismael Ileto, Joseph's brother, gave the morning's most moving speech, noting that it had been a year of heavy losses for his family.

Hate Crimes Up in California

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 3, 2000

Close to 2,000 hate crimes were reported in California in 1999, a 12 percent jump over the previous year.

Hate Crime

By Avi Machlis
Published on June 29, 2000

Images of Holocaust-era synagogue torchings were invoked after a Conservative shul in Jerusalem was set on fire over the weekend.

Jewish Hot-Button Issues

By Daniel Kurtzman
Published on September 9, 1999

After a summer marred by anti-Semitic violence, Jewish lobbyists are vowing to push lawmakers to enact stricter laws to combat hate crimes and control guns.

Once Again, Anti-Semitism

Published on July 8, 1999

How worried should we be? The question refers, of course, to the rapid succession of hate crimes that have hit the front pages of newspapers across America.

Inspiration Points

By Julie G Fax
Published on September 24, 1998

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