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Wiesenthal Center rabbi slams Japanese TV claim Kushner unfit for Iran talks because he is Jewish

Commentator Toru Tamagawa, appearing on Friday’s broadcast of TV Asahi’s Hatori Shinichi Morning Show, questioned whether the special envoy’s Jewish background should have disqualified him.

US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.
Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper is pictured in his office at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, California December 10, 2015.

Please, no more lectures

A sign of a bank with a Swiss flag reflected on the window's building are pictured on March 20, 2009 in Geneva.

Judge says ‘No case, no ruling’ in Credit Suisse – Simon Wiesenthal Center settlement dispute

Serbian police officers stand guard as people rally to protest police search of Belgrade's university offices after the accidental death of a student last week, in Belgrade, Serbia, March 31, 2026.

'Death to Jews, Vucic' call during Belgrade protest sparks criticism from Serbians, Israelis


Has Israeli TV lost all interest in Nazi-hunting?

From my personal experience of directing the Jerusalem office of the Simon Wiesenthal, the toughest “nut to crack,” has always been Israeli television.

 Visitors seen standing next to a display of swastika banners at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 26, 2022, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Jewish organizations should work together to fight antisemitism - comment

Although it’s great that there are so many organizations that have decided to promote this important and existential cause, the problem is that they are not in sync with each other.

 THEN-JEWISH AGENCY chairman Isaac Herzog addresses a rally in Jerusalem last year in solidarity with Jews around the world, following a wave of antisemitic attacks.

Holocaust memorial unveiled at New York State Capitol

The Simon Wiesenthal Center's "Courage to Remember" exhibition intends to remind viewers of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.

L-R: Sen. John Brooks, Sen. Phil Boyle, Sen. John Liu, Assemblymember Gina Sillitti, Sen. Rachel May, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Sen. Anna M. Kaplan, Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, Michael Cohen, Sen. Jim Gaughran, Sen. George Borrello, Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, Sen. Sue Serino, Sen. Roxanne Persaud

An appeal to the UN human rights commissioner - opinion

Sadly, not enough is done regarding human rights abuses and war crimes by Russia, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria and China. Only Israel – and by association, the Jews – are treated as the Devil incarnate.

 UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on the situation in Ukraine at the UN in Geneva earlier this month.

Three Toronto schools defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center decried the latest series of incidents and called for the Toronto District School Board to immediately address growing antisemitism at its schools.

Toronto Skyline

Herzog to address Holocaust Remembrance event in Bahrain

Also addressing this event is former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yisrael Meir Lau, who is a child Holocaust survivor and President of Yad Vashem.

 President Isaac Herzog.

80 years since Wannsee, European leaders stress ‘Never Again’

Faith leaders met to discuss the rise of antisemitism on the 80th anniversary of the Nazi's Wannsee Conference.

 A view of the Wannsee villa. The Wannsee Conference was about systematic death.

Wiesenthal Center denounces display of ‘Mein Kampf’ at Doha Intl Book Fair

Hitler's autobiographical manifesto 'Mein Kampf' describes the roots of his antisemitism and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany.

 An Arabic-language version of Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" displayed on shelves at the Doha International Book Fair.

One of a kind: The new ‘Abraham’s Tent’

The Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem begins hosting prestigious events ahead of its expected opening in 2023.

 Museum of Tolerance

Jews and Christians celebrate Israel at Boca Raton Synagogue

Approximately 1,000 Christians and Jews gathered for discussion, musical performances and dancing.

 former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference, October 12, 2021