Anti-Semitism
Essay
The Role of Words in the Campus Protests
In the campus protests over the war in Gaza, language and rhetoric are—as they have always been when it comes to Israel and Palestine—weapons of mass destruction.
Daily Comment
This Easter, Is Christianity Still Promulgating Antisemitism?
The Gospel narratives of the passion and death of Jesus have, across centuries, framed how Jews are perceived.
Persons of Interest
The Problem with Defining Antisemitism
Kenneth Stern helped write a definition now endorsed by more than forty countries. Why does he believe it’s causing harm?
The New Yorker Radio Hour
A Rise in Antisemitism; and a Conversation with the A.I. Pioneer Geoffrey Hinton
The normalization of antisemitism has the potential to destabilize democracies, a historian says. Plus, the godfather of artificial intelligence on why his brainchild scares him.
The New Yorker Documentary
In “Nina & Irena,” a Holocaust Survivor Breaks Her Silence After Eighty Years
Amid rising antisemitism, the filmmaker Daniel Lombroso turns the focus to his grandmother, in a film presented by Errol Morris.
Q. & A.
Where Does Antisemitism Come From?
Amid a dramatic increase in attacks on Jewish people and institutions, a historian traces the cultural and political forces at work.
Q. & A.
Why Antisemitism Led a DeSantis Ally to Jump to Trump
A Florida Republican on how, if Trump were President, the war in Israel “wouldn’t have happened.”
Daily Comment
The World According to Elon Musk’s Grandfather
What happened to antisemitic rants before social media.
Flash Fiction
“Anatoly”
It wasn’t so much his conviction that upset him as the fact that he wasn’t put in a high-security prison, where, Anatoly believed, the real terrorists went.
Persons of Interest
The Anonymous Postcard That Inspired a French Best-Seller
Anne Berest’s “The Postcard” reads like a detective story, uncovering her Jewish family’s experiences during the Second World War.
The Political Scene Podcast
The Historical Echoes of Trump’s Dinner with a White Supremacist
Following the former President’s meal at Mar-a-Lago with the Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, our roundtable breaks down the Republican Party’s historic relationship with the far right.
Q. & A.
A Right-Wing Zionist Digests Trump’s Anti-Semite Dinner Party
Can the former President be the “best friend Israel ever had in the White House” while also legitimatizing “Jew-haters”?
The Sporting Scene
The Dispiriting Saga of Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets
Since sharing an anti-Semitic movie on Twitter, Irving has alternated unconvincing apologies with defiance, and other parties—from his fellow-players to Amazon executives—have avoided saying much at all.
Letter from the U.K.
The Hypocrisy of Rishi Sunak’s “North London” Slur
The new British Prime Minister gave voice to a popular conservative attack on liberal London that has dangerous connotations.
Daily Comment
Kanye West’s Parler Games
A stream of offensive statements from Ye and the announcement that he will buy a fringe social network have reignited debates about free speech. But maybe that’s not the best place to start.
Q. & A.
Can Countries with Grave Human-Rights Records Help Fight Anti-Semitism?
In her new position at the State Department, Deborah Lipstadt hopes for trickle-down tolerance abroad.
Satire from The Borowitz Report
Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses James Webb Telescope of Making Other Galaxies Available to Jewish Lasers
“It’s bad enough that the Rothschilds’ lasers are wreaking havoc on our own solar system,” the Georgia congresswoman told reporters.
Cultural Comment
A Newly Discovered Céline Novel Creates a Stir
You can’t separate what’s powerful about his writing from his vile anti-Semitism.
Q. & A.
Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitism?
In a recent speech, the head of the Anti-Defamation League unequivocally equated the two.
