Rosner’s Torah-Talk: Parashat Naso with Rabbi Abraham Cooper

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 17, 2013

Wrestling with it: U.S. vs. Iran

Published on May 15, 2013

Iran is a mainstay in international wrestling. The United States has a long and proud wrestling history, too.

Twitter rife with hate speech, terror activity

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on March 20, 2013

When it comes to stemming the proliferation of hate speech on social media, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, likes Facebook’s attitude.

No verdict from jury in Shangri-La case after first day of deliberations [UPDATED]

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on August 10, 2012

Jewish life in France: Progress amid ongoing concerns

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 1, 2012

On March 19, Mohamed Merah, 23, attacked the Ozar HaTorah school in Toulouse in southern France, killing three students and a rabbi.

Simon Wiesenthal Center urges German Chancellor to pass law declaring circumcision legal

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on July 6, 2012

Pollsters probe depths of American fear at Museum of Tolerance’s pre-9/11 event

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on September 8, 2011

Museum of Tolerance and political group to hold ‘provocative’ 9/11-themed event

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on September 6, 2011

Iraqi First Lady at Museum of Tolerance: I remember the Jews of Kurdistan

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 28, 2008

The wife of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani paid a visit to the Simon Wiesenthal Center on Friday, toured its Museum of Tolerance, and recalled her friendship with the Jews of her Kurdish hometown

Local Shuls Were Alleged Targets

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 8, 2005

The target list of an alleged cell of homegrown terrorists included two synagogues located in the Pico-Robertson corridor, The Journal has learned.

The target information emerged as a federal grand jury issued four indictments last week in the ongoing probe. It was confirmed by a source close to the investigation, although police have not specifically identified the shuls. There is no indication that any Jewish house of worship is in particular danger at the moment, and authorities are working with Jewish leaders regarding ways to enhance security precautions leading up to this month's high holiday services.

Saddam Should Face Iraq ‘Nuremberg’ Trial

By Rabbi Abraham Cooper
Published on December 18, 2003

Smoked out of his rat hole by the U.S. Army, there was the Iraqi dictator, not spewing propaganda but having his heavily bearded mouth probed by a latex-gloved medic. The doctor may not only have been extracting a DNA sample but searching for a cyanide capsule -- the type used by Nazi henchmen Heinrich Himmler and Herman Goering to escape final justice.

If Seeing Is Believing, Who’s Seeing?

By Akiva Gottlieb
Published on May 30, 2002

As an amateur film critic, I pride myself on being able to separate the subject from the art. To paraphrase Roger Ebert, a movie is not about what it's about; it's about how it's about what it's about. In past years, I've enjoyed wonderful films about heroin use, pedophilia and Holocaust denial, though I strongly condemn all three acts. It is the nature of the critic to think beyond his prejudices.

Pressure Power?

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 5, 2001

Henry Bean can barely contain his anger when he talks about the Simon Wiesenthal Center.