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The lights of Jewish resistance and resilience shone even in the evil tunnels of Gaza. At the darkest moment of their lives and for world Jewry since the Holocaust, the "Beautiful Six" recited the blessings over Chanukah candles that our ancestors have sung for over a thousand years.

The lights of Jewish resistance and resilience shone even in the evil tunnels of Gaza. At the darkest moment of their lives and for world Jewry since the Holocaust, "the Beautiful Six" recited the blessings over Chanukah candles that our ancestors have sung for over a thousand years.

🌍 In 2025, we advanced our advocacy efforts. Some highlights:
🔹 Strengthening Jewish-Catholic Relations
🔹 Testifying for Anti-Hate Protections Online
🔹 Antisemitism & Israel Education at the EU Parliament
Your support ensures that we can continue this work.
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View the images below to learn about Israeli hero Ran Gvili. #BringRanHome

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Confront this surge of antisemitism now. Keep the lessons of history alive.

Teenagers at a San Jose High School formed a swastika with their bodies on the school football field. The image posted on social media included a caption quoting parts of Hitler’s 1939 Reichstag speech, one of his most infamous addresses in which he threatened “the annihilation of the Jewish race.”

The December 3 attack on Los Angeles’ Wilshire Blvd Temple by pro-Palestinian demonstrators represents a dangerous escalation in antisemitic violence in the U.S.

Watch Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center discuss the event with LA Fox 11 News.

New York is making history! We commend Governor Kathy Hochul for signing legislation to create the first state-sponsored Holocaust memorial.

The memorial will honor Holocaust victims and survivors and reinforce the importance of confronting antisemitism, racism and all forms of intolerance.

We’re in the final stretch of our $900,000 Giving Tuesday Match! Make 3X the difference now: www.wiesenthal.com/triplegift

Antisemitism is rising—but so is our resolve.  Don’t let hate win.

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Shana tova! We wish you & your family a happy and healthy New Year.

Rosh Hashanah is a time of renewal, reflection, & joy. Families & friends gather, the shofar sounds, & sweet foods remind us to hope for a sweet year ahead.

May this New Year bring freedom, peace, and security for Jews everywhere.

September 2025 or Nazi Germany 1930s?

Seen recently in a shop window in Flensburg, Germany:

"JEWS are banned here!!!! Nothing personal, not antisemitism either, I just can't stand you."

Europe is seeing a return to the Nazi-style exclusion and dehumanization of Jews that preceded the Holocaust.

🎥 WATCH: The CA legislature just passed 2 critical bills that now await Governor Newsom’s signature. Our EVP of Social Action in North America, Vlad Khaykin, explains why AB 715 and SB 771 matter.

📞 Call Governor Newsom at (916) 445-2841 or go to gov.ca.gov/contact to urge him to sign these bills.

SB 771, California’s social media accountability bill, passed the Assembly and is on its way to the Governor's desk!

This bill gives Californians the power to hold social media platforms accountable when their algorithms materially contribute to violations of civil rights.

This week, Spanish PM Sánchez lamented not having nuclear weapons to use against Israel. Threatening to use nukes against Israel is inherently genocidal. His extremist antisemitic rhetoric demonizes Israel & mirrors the language of its Jihadist enemies.

Today we remember the 2,977 lives lost on 9/11/2001. We honor their memory, hold their families in our hearts, & pay tribute to the first responders whose courage inspires us. As we reflect on that pivotal moment, we are reminded that terrorism is not confined to the past or to one nation.

This morning, the IDF carried out airstrikes targeting Hamas chiefs who have until now enjoyed immunity for their terrorist crimes by living outside of Gaza. The strikes eliminated at least five members of Hamas, an organization that slaughters children, rapes women, and burns families alive.

Israel's death toll from Palestinian terrorist attacks continues to climb.

Two terrorists from the West Bank gunned down six Israeli civilians waiting for a bus near the entrance to Jerusalem this morning. Hours later, four Armored Corps soldiers fell in Gaza fighting terrorists there.

Evidence of Hamas atrocities from 10/7 continues to surface. Sabine Taasa released footage of her ex-husband Gil being murdered in front of their sons. Silence is complicity while Hamas glorifies murder & continues to hold hostages.

Warning: Violent Footage: https://bit.ly/41uDgOo

"Denying music fans the right to be proud of their nationality is discriminatory and dehumanizing. What Martin offered on his stage wasn’t inclusion and bridge-building; it was condescension, selective denigration, and segregation based on nationality." Read the statement: https://bit.ly/3VsJfj1

Today, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) held a press conference with the family of 21-year-old hostage Rom Braslavski, who was abducted from the Nova festival on Oct 7. His family and SWC urged the ICRC and world leaders to provide immediate care for the hostages and take action for their release.

The true mark of terrorism is absence: the empty chairs at tables, the voices it silences, and the grief and sorrow that never fades.

Today, on the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, we remember the lives taken by Hamas on 10/7. We also honor the survivors.

The ‪@uspostal.bsky.social‬ has issued a new two-ounce stamp honoring Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel (1928–2016). As the Postal Service writes in its stamp description, “His writing about the Holocaust is forever seared on the public consciousness.”

Photos: U.S. Postal Service

#Iran and #Israel are both conducting airstrikes, but their targets are completely different. Swipe to see how.

Statement from CEO Jim Berk on Israel striking Iran: www.wiesenthal.com/about/news/s...

The IDF brought home the body of slain Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta, 35, who was abducted on 10/7/23 & held captive in Gaza by terrorists.

He worked in Nir Oz’s avocado fields & leaves behind his wife & their 9-year-old son.

He is remembered as someone who was always smiling & ready to help.

“We’ve been kidnapped,” said Greta Thunberg from the Madleen ship, after Israeli forces peacefully boarded & redirected it to Israel. Passengers were given food & water & will return home safely.

@gretathunberg, real hostages have been starved, brutalized, & look like Holocaust survivors.

It’s terrifying that NY Congressman Ritchie Torres is facing death threats for defending the Jewish community. Antisemitism isn’t just spiking—it’s morphing into terrorism. Jews and their allies are being targeted for speaking up and speaking the truth.