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FSWC Meets with Navy Commander to Urge for Justice in Case of Reinstated Sailor with Neo-Nazi Ties

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) met with the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, Vice-Admiral Art McDonald, today to discuss the organization's concerns over the Navy's previous decision to reinstate a sailor with a long and documented history of neo-Nazi activity. FSWC called on Vice-Admiral McDonald to ensure that Leading Seaman Boris Mihajlovic faces justice for his participation in neo-Nazi terrorist organization Blood and Honour, for his efforts to foment “race war” against Jews and others, and for his attempts to offer for sale military-grade weaponry to other white supremacists.

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Educational Programs Offered After Edmonton Student Identified as Owner of Instagram Account Promoting White Supremacy

According to its statement, Edmonton Police Service identified the owner of the account "nazisofyeg" - which claimed to be the "Nazi Page of Edmonton" and promoted the murder of different minority groups - following a lengthy investigation by the hate crime unit and school resource officer, who determined the case "wasn't about racism, but about bullying" and gave the student the opportunity to make amends rather than being charged.

FSWC has reached out to the EPS school resource officer to discuss what, if any, disciplinary action was taken and to offer the student and their school educational programs that focus on teaching young people about the Holocaust and human rights and inspiring them to stand up against hate, intolerance and bullying.

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'Disgusted': Oakville Cemetery Facing Calls to Remove What's Being Called a Nazi Monument

“Any monument which venerates soldiers who fought for Hitler’s genocidal regime is nothing less than a blight and insults the memory of Canadian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during WWII on behalf of the freedoms we all hold dear,” said Rabbi Meyer H. May, the Simon Wiesenthal Center's executive director.

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Facebook Updates Policy on Antisemitism, Moving Closer to IHRA Definition

Facebook's VP for Integrity announced on Tuesday that the platform has updated its policies to better combat antisemitic speech and "more specifically account for certain kinds of implicit hate speech, such as content depicting blackface, or stereotypes about Jewish people controlling the world." He said Facebook has also established new inclusive teams and task forces, including a Diversity Advisory Council.

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Website Selling Holocaust-Themed Masks Shuts Down Amid Backlash

The website, which sold masks emblazoned with famous pictures of the Holocaust, has shut down and stopped selling face masks following backlash. The site's founder had previously stated that he believes requiring face masks could lead to something like the Holocaust, a comparison that trivializes the Holocaust.

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Jewish Man Called ‘Dirty Jew’ and Beaten Unconscious in Paris Elevator

A Jewish man told police he was beaten by two men in the elevator of a Paris building where his parents live and called a “dirty Jew.” The man sustained minor injuries.

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Three Years Later, Charlottesville's Legacy of Neo-Nazi Hate Still Festers

On Aug. 11, 2017, hundreds of people descended on Charlottesville, Virginia for a "Unite the Right" rally. "The gathering's ostensible motive was to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee. Rather, we believe, it was designed to galvanize for the first time at such scale a wide array of white supremacists and white nationalist organizations and to promote racial, religious and ethnically motivated hatred and violence," write Roberta Kaplan, lead attorney for the plaintiffs in the Sines v. Kessler civil rights lawsuit brought against 24 neo-Nazi and white supremacist leaders, and Professor Deborah Lipstadt.

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Report Antisemitism and News of Concern to FSWC

If you would like to report antisemitism or news of concern to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, please email jaime@fswc.ca.

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