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An antisemitic sticker with Nazi signage that says “Stop Funding Israeli Terrorism” stuck on a lamppost at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Harry Agganis Way. Several antisemitic stickers have been spotted on Boston University’s campus this week. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Antisemitic stickers spread to BU campus from Harvard, ‘shocking’ Jewish students

Lauren Albano December 6, 2024
Antisemitic stickers were spotted on Boston University’s campus along Commonwealth Avenue this week as students returned from Thanksgiving break. The stickers appeared approximately two months after they first appeared at Harvard University in October, according to the Harvard Crimson.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Biden stands with Israel, increasing the risk of a Cold War II | Not to Get Political But

Lauren Albano October 30, 2023
Biden's strong pro-Israel stance on the most recent conflict, which stands in stark contrast with most of the rest of the world including the U.S.'s biggest rivals Russia and China, is reminiscent of the Cold War era proxy-wars and could even threaten the beginning of World War III.
Irena Fayngold

BU Hillel holds event to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day

Teresa Jia April 19, 2023
Boston University Hillel honored Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday with an event that included reading names of Holocaust victims and sharing stories of survivors.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Alarming antisemitism in 2023: Neo-Nazis protest outside of ‘Parade’ on Broadway | All Things Theater

Maia Penzer March 1, 2023
Theater performances are meant to provide audiences with enjoyment and escape, while also bringing to light universal themes that connect us all — the general public shouldn't have to be concerned about antisemitic protests while attending Broadway shows.
DFP File

OP-ED: The Mapping Project — A major threat to BU Students

Guest Writer February 13, 2023
The Mapping Project is an online interactive map of Massachusetts that lists roughly 500 local institutions connected to the Boston Jewish community, but the information it displays and rhetoric it promotes should be known for what it truly is — bigotry against Jews.
Twitter thread investigating a Boston University student for neo-Nazi beliefs

Online activists accuse former BU student of involvement with neo-Nazi, white supremacist group

Nick Kolev March 8, 2021
Online activists accused former Class of 2024 College of Arts and Sciences student Steven Van Zelst of allegedly engaging in hate groups centered on Nazism, racism, anti-semitism and misogyny in a Twitter thread and article posted Thursday.
Boston University Professor of Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights Michael Grodin speaks at the Elie Wiesel’s “Beyond Duty” event Sunday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. EMILY HARDY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU’s Elie Wiesel Center commemorates the liberation of Auschwitz

Scarlett Blydenburgh January 30, 2020
Auschwitz-Birkenau and the victims were honored at the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies’ “Beyond Duty” event on Sunday, which featured heroic international diplomats who helped in ending Jewish oppression.
Bearing Witness: Banality of evil is seen in the Holocaust

Bearing Witness: Banality of evil is seen in the Holocaust

Ariel Stein December 4, 2018

In light of recent anti-Semitic acts throughout the country, I have thought a considerable amount about the Holocaust and how it happend. According to the United Nations, genocide refers to the attempted...

American Protest: Are Nazi salutes at school OK now?

American Protest: Are Nazi salutes at school OK now?

Meredith Varner December 2, 2018

This past week, a photograph of a bunch of teenage boys at their high school prom in Wisconsin surfaced and went viral. The picture is of the boys holding up the Nazi salute sign and smiling and laughing...

Young Israel of Brookline. The Boston Police Department heightened security around synagogues in the area in the wake of the deadly shooting Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. SERENA YU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston synagogues increase security after Pittsburgh shooting

Chloe McKim Jepsen October 31, 2018

During Saturday morning Shabbat services at the Chabad House of Greater Boston, Rabbi Shmuel Posner heard a ring at the door. He answered it and found a police officer. Since many observant Jews do not...

Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher on their new Netflix special “Honeymoon.” In the special, the newlywed comedians talk about their relationship and give couples from the audience relationship advice. PHOTO COURTESY NETFLIX

REVIEW: ‘Endless Honeymoon’ special abundantly raunchy, not nearly as funny

Allegra Peelor April 19, 2018

Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher do not shy away from taboo topics in their raunchy comedy sets. The then-newlywed couple launched their “Honeymoon Tour” two years ago to perform stand up and give...

Esther Adler, a Holocaust survivor, speaks at the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening. Adler spoke as a part of "Memory In the Living Room," which was hosted by BU Hillel. PHOTO BY MAGGIE LEONE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Holocaust survivors share experiences in intimate campus ‘living rooms’

Sophia Brown April 13, 2018
Members of the Boston University community gathered in the Howard Thurman Center on Thursday evening to listen to Holocaust survivor Esther Adler talk about her experiences being Jewish living in Germany during Adolf Hitler’s first few years in power.
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