antisemitism

High-schoolers worried about antisemitism, SATs are spending thousands to apply to as many colleges as possible

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High-schoolers worried about antisemitism, SATs are spending thousands to apply to as many colleges as possible

High schoolers are applying to a record-breaking number of colleges — frenzied by confusion over campus antisemitism, changing testing policies and the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Before the pandemic, Christopher Rim’s average client would apply to 12 schools. This application cycle, the college admissions consultant said, 90% of the students he works with are … Read more

Over 450 Jewish Hollywood creatives denounce Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Zone of Interest’ Oscars speech in open letter

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Over 450 Jewish Hollywood creatives denounce Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Zone of Interest’ Oscars speech in open letter

More than 450 Jewish creatives and professionals in Hollywood are denouncing “The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer’s speech from the 2024 Oscars. In his speech, Glazer, 58, drew parallels between Nazi Germany and the ongoing conflict in Gaza. “We refute our Jewishness being hijacked for the purpose of drawing a moral equivalence between a Nazi … Read more

Embattled fashion designer John Galliano still can’t explain his awful antisemitic rant 13 years later

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Embattled fashion designer John Galliano still can’t explain his awful antisemitic rant 13 years later

John Galliano set trends in fashion — and cancel culture.  The once A-list designer sprung to fame in the 1980s with his eponymous line that earned him fans including Rihanna, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Kate Moss and Natalie Portman, along with stints at Givenchy and Dior. But he was blacklisted in 2011 after he was … Read more

Bella Hadid shares Louis Farrakhan, anti-white ideologues on Instagram to 60 million followers: report

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Bella Hadid shares Louis Farrakhan, anti-white ideologues on Instagram to 60 million followers: report

IMG model Bella Hadid has been using her platform of 60 million followers on Instagram to promote controversial ideologues, like Louis Farrakhan. Fox News Digital reviewed the “highlights” section featured prominently on the top of Hadid’s Instagram page and discovered that over the years, the supermodel has shared videos on her social media of figures … Read more

Kate Middleton’s rep responds to mystery surrounding royal’s whereabouts as Prince William resumes duties

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Kate Middleton’s rep responds to mystery surrounding royal’s whereabouts as Prince William resumes duties

Kate Middleton’s camp has set the record straight amid mass speculation over the Princess of Wales’ whereabouts following her abdominal surgery in January. The Princess has been recovering behind closed doors since being discharged from the hospital on Jan. 29. Since then, there have been endless conspiracy theories about Middleton’s whereabouts, but her team has now cleared … Read more

Criticism of Israel at Berlin Film Festival Stirs Antisemitism Debate

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Criticism of Israel at Berlin Film Festival Stirs Antisemitism Debate

German newspapers also highlighted a speech on Saturday by Ben Russell, an American filmmaker who jointly won a prize for best experimental film. He appeared onstage wearing a kaffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf, and decried a “genocide” in Gaza. In an interview, Russell said that the reaction in the news media “had been surprising in … Read more

Mel Gibson wanted to star in ‘Schindler’s List’ years before antisemitic rant

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Mel Gibson wanted to star in ‘Schindler’s List’ years before antisemitic rant

More than two decades before his infamous roadside antisemitic rant, Mel Gibson was angling to star in “Schindler’s List.”  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Braveheart” actor “was interested” in playing Oskar Schindler, a German Nazi party member who saved more than 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust.  “Mel Gibson’s name came up,” said Creative Artists … Read more

‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman says book signing canceled over antisemitism, anti-Israel intimidation

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‘Stranger Things’ star Brett Gelman says book signing canceled over antisemitism, anti-Israel intimidation

“Stranger Things” star Brett Gelman has had two stops on his book tour vanish. Bookstores in California and Illinois scuttled scheduled events featuring the 47-year-old comedian due to harassment and intimidation from antisemitic and anti-Israel protesters, he alleges. The Jewish actor will no longer have the chance to promote his fiction debut at Book Passage … Read more

Letter blasting Motion Picture Academy for ‘antisemitism’ signed by David Schwimmer and over 200 stars

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Letter blasting Motion Picture Academy for ‘antisemitism’ signed by David Schwimmer and over 200 stars

An advocacy group is blasting the Motion Picture Academy for its “inclusion effort that excludes Jews” — claiming it’s “steeped in antisemitism and misunderstands it.” A letter to the Motion Picture Academy from The JITC Hollywood Bureau for Jewish Representation — “The first and only Jewish Hollywood bureau,” launched in 2021 and founded by Allison … Read more

‘Maestro’ viewers refuse to finish film over Bradley Cooper’s performance flaw: ‘Turned off after an hour’

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‘Maestro’ viewers refuse to finish film over Bradley Cooper’s performance flaw: ‘Turned off after an hour’

Fans are begging Bradley Cooper to raise his pitch. “Maestro” viewers slammed the actor-director’s performance in the musical biopic on social media, complaining that they couldn’t understand the film’s dialogue to Cooper’s “incessant mumbling. “The mumbling maestro,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). “So dull and so hard to hear the convos when he … Read more

‘SNL’ swings and misses with cold open attempting to skewer antisemitism hearings hours after UPenn President Liz Magill resigns: ‘Abysmal’

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‘SNL’ swings and misses with cold open attempting to skewer antisemitism hearings hours after UPenn President Liz Magill resigns: ‘Abysmal’

Viewers blasted “Saturday Night Live’s” cold opener after the show mocked this week’s congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses — hours after University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned amid a flurry of backlash over her testimony. The opening sketch, set up as a C-SPAN broadcast, tried to poke fun at the presidents of … Read more

Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ monologue slammed by ADL for normalizing anti-Semitism

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Dave Chappelle’s ‘SNL’ monologue slammed by ADL for normalizing anti-Semitism

Dave Chappelle’s opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live” was blasted by the head of the Anti-Defamation League for popularizing anti-Semitism. “We shouldn’t expect @DaveChappelle to serve as society’s moral compass, but disturbing to see @nbcsnl not just normalize but popularize #antisemitism,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said Sunday. “Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished at … Read more

Video shows Tucker Carlson cut rapper’s anti-semitism – follow live

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Video shows Tucker Carlson cut rapper’s anti-semitism – follow live

Fox News hosts forced to make on-air U-turn over support for Kanye West Leaked video shows that Kanye West reportedly made a string of anti-semitic comments that were edited out of his interview with Tucker Carlson. The rapper, who is currently banned from Twitter and Instagram for a string of separate anti-Semitic posts, also made … Read more