Halloween

CAM weekly antisemitism report – Antisemitism infects Halloween celebrations in the US

42 antisemitic incidents linked to Halloween celebrations across nine countries between Oct. 29 and Nov. 1 were documented

|ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
A competitor dressed as U.S. President Donald performs for the crowd ahead of the annual pre-Halloween High Heel Race in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 28, 2025.
An Iranian celebrates Halloween on the streets of Iran this screenshot of a video posted on social media, October 31, 2026.

Iranians defy Islamic regime with Halloween celebrations as several reportedly detained

Security forces reportedly beat and detained revelers in Tehran as Iranians donned costumes and went without hijabs, defying new restrictions on Halloween events.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Halloween costume promoted by ZARA resembling the uniform worn by prisoners in Nazi concentration camps, October 2, 2026.

Zara removes Halloween costume likened to concentration camp uniform from website after backlash

Zara described the ensemble as “Kids costume featuring vertical stripes with decorative topstitching, a lapel flower and a distressed effect. Includes a cardigan and shorts. Gray / Blue.”

|ByGABE KAHN/JTA
People march in the 50th annual Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, US, June 30, 2019.

FBI records reveal ISIS terror plot targeting Chicago's 2024 Pride Parade - NBC

The attack was planned in a Discord chat room by a group named "Islamic State of America," NBC reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

FBI thwarted terror attack in Michigan planned for Halloween weekend, Kash Patel says

Several suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X/Twitter.

OCTOBER 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025.

Halloween Might Be Spooky, But Nothing’s Scarier Than an Unfinished Essay

NOVEMBER 5, 2024ByPR

TLVFest kicks off on Halloween with LGBTQ+ films and special events

TLVFest is going forward and will feature the best of recent queer cinema, as well as classics, competitions, and special events, from the end of October until November 10.

OCTOBER 29, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
SELENA GOMEZ in ‘Emilia Perez.’

Zeagoo Annual Halloween Event: A Blend of Festive Flair and Individuality

OCTOBER 25, 2024ByPR

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach minister over Halloween crush

President Yoon Suk-yeol had rejected the opposition's demand he sack the minister after the disaster last year.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
A woman reads condolences messages attached to the wall of a narrow alley of Itaewon where the deadly Halloween crush that killed more than 150 in October happened, in Seoul, South Korea, December 18, 2022.

Halloween: US Nazi costumes cause rage across social media

A man from Manhattan dressed up as a Nazi and a man from Madison, Wisconsin dressed up as Adolf Hitler for Halloween.

OCTOBER 30, 2022ByNOA FEIGENBAUM
Finnish neo-nazis start their Independence Day march with swastika flags in Helsinki, Finland December 6, 2018.

Costume shop owner sees no problem with selling Nazi uniform

NOVEMBER 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Nazi uniforms and a Swastika flag that were confiscated by the Berlin police during raids against German neo-Nazis

How are Jewish celebrities celebrating Halloween?

Other Jewish celebrities took to social media in honor of Halloween.

NOVEMBER 1, 2020ByAARON REICH
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen at the premiere of "50/50" in New York, September 26, 2011.

2020 features first global Halloween Blue Moon since WWII

In this strangest of years, it only makes sense that Halloween features the first full moon across time zones since 1944.

OCTOBER 4, 2020ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
A super moon is pictured at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse above Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, on September 28, 2015.

How to dress your reborn doll for Halloween?

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020ByLEO GIOSUÈ