Arno Rosenfeld

2 weeks ago | forward.com | Arno Rosenfeld

After two young Israeli embassy staffers were gunned down outside an event at the Jewish museum in Washington, D.C., by a suspect who later shouted "free Palestine," the motive seemed clear to a broad swath of Jewish organizations: antisemitism. Ronald Lauder, the conservative president of the World Jewish Congress, declared that it was "meant to cause Jews everywhere to tremble with fear."A similar sentiment came from progressive leaders as well.

2 weeks ago | forward.com | Arno Rosenfeld

A manifesto defending "armed demonstration" against Israel under the name of Elias Rodriguez was posted on social media hours before police said they had arrested a man by that name for shooting two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night. The anonymous account on X, formerly Twitter, made two posts with eight screenshots containing a 900-word manifesto signed by Rodriguez at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | forward.com | Arno Rosenfeld

People steeped in the campus turmoil since Oct. 7 understand that there are at least two categories of Jewish students: The majority, who hold some attachment to Israel and were disturbed by the protests against it, and the minority who have participated in those protests. But where would you place Bella, a pseudonymous Jewish student, at a California university with a reputation for antisemitism? She's proud to be Jewish but never had much connection to Israel. That made her feel guilty after Oct.

3 weeks ago | forward.com | Arno Rosenfeld

Bill Ackman's starring role at a symposium on higher education at the Center for Jewish History is upsetting some scholars affiliated with the institution, who say the program "serves only partisan purposes rather than the scholarly and educational mission of the CJH." The keynote spot for Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has campaigned against Harvard over its handling of antisemitism, especially rankled some of the more than 60 academics affiliated with the center and former...

4 weeks ago | thejewishnews.com | Arno Rosenfeld

More than three dozen former leaders of major Jewish organizations published an open letter in The New York Times rebuking current leadership for being “far too silent about the stunning assault on democratic norms.” Although they did not name President Donald Trump in the letter published Thursday, the signatories — which included directors and former chairs of the Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Hillel International, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and major...