Anti-semitism Archives

Interfaith coalition launches ‘Know Your Neighbor’ campaign
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- June 11, 2017
“At a time when we are most concerned about what’s happening in our political system, concerned about changes in certain segments of American society,” David Bernstein, president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, said, “we are also most optimistic about the prospect for expanding our connections and developing a more cohesive interfaith community in this country.”
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Rome’s chief rabbi weighs in on Catholic-Jewish rift
- Global Church
- March 20, 2017
Leading rabbis in Italy wrote an open letter criticizing Pope Francis’s “careless” use of terms that are derogatory toward the Jewish community. Crux spoke to the head rabbi in Rome to get his view on Vatican-Jewish relations, the different approaches toward Judaism by the last three popes, and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming movie on the kidnapping of a Jewish child by a former pope.
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Why all Christians should oppose the ‘Alt-Right’
- Church in the US, Commentary
- March 15, 2017
Two PhD candidates at Catholic University argue that no Christian can support the alt-right, which they see as a toxic blend of racism, xenophobia, sectarianism and isolationism, all of which stand in stark contrast with core principles of Christian social thought.
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Steven Spielberg movie to examine notorious Catholic kidnapping of Jewish boy

“It is a symbol of the forced conversion that was done at the time,” Bologna’s chief rabbi Alberto Sermoneta said. “The spiritual leaders of that era breached human rights and the laws of nature by removing that child from his family. When I was a child at Jewish school, we all studied the Mortara case. It is shocking.”

U.S. anti-Semitism feared to rise if incidents aren’t condemned

As anti-Semitic incidents in the United States and in Europe rise, the United States must commit to condemning them and enforce the law, according to Prof. Daniel Mark of Villanova University, who serves on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

Rabbi of Venice’s storied Jewish community fights for Jews to return

Italian cities like Venice are trying to get their Jewish citizens to remain in Catholic Italy. “It is difficult because most young people are leaving for places where they are assured of a more comprehensive Jewish life; in Italy, that means Milan or Rome,” chief rabbi of Venice, Rabbi Scialom Bahbout, said. “Many also move to Israel, Paris or New York.”