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Antisemitism Watch - September 14, 2026, 05 AM Eastern · Antisemitism Watch

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Antisemitism Watch. I'm Rachel Adler. Today, we're
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  Speaker 1: tracking a death threat in Munich, assessing international political developments
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  Speaker 1: impacting Jewish communities, and examining the ongoing challenges on American campuses.
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  Speaker 1: Police in Munich are investigating a death threat against Charlotte Knobloch,
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  Speaker 1: a prominent Jewish community leader and Holocaust survivor. According to DPA,
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  Speaker 1: the threat was scrawled on a park bench and referenced
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  Speaker 1: recent electoral gains by the right-wing AFD party. Ludwig Spinell,
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  Speaker 1: the Bavarian state government commissioner for Jewish life and against antisemitism,
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  Speaker 1: stated the threat, crossed every line of decency. Reports indicate
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  Speaker 1: the AFD did not issue an official reaction. In Britain,
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  Speaker 1: Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced sanctions and punitive measures against Israel.
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  Speaker 1: The move was described as a dark day for British
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  Speaker 1: Jews by UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mervis, according to reporting
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  Speaker 1: by JNS. Miliband, who is Jewish, also stated he does
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  Speaker 1: not attend synagogue, a point raised by the BBC in
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  Speaker 1: the context of rising antisemitism in the UK, which recorded
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  Speaker 1: nearly 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the first six months of
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  Speaker 1: this year. On American campuses, a significant development at Harvard University,
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  Speaker 1: Jewish billionaire Stuart Zimmer has agreed to resume a $ 100
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  Speaker 1: million pledge. The Wall Street Journal reported this decision follows
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  Speaker 1: two years of outreach, by the university and changes addressing
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  Speaker 1: campus antisemitism, including the renaming of the Science Center to
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  Speaker 1: Zimmer Hall and expanded kosher dining options. Meanwhile, at UCLA,
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  Speaker 1: Chancellor Julio Frank publicly denounced a Sept. 11 symposium at
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  Speaker 1: the law school that featured an attorney who had represented
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  Speaker 1: college sheik Mohammed, emphasizing the university's rejection of antisemitism and terrorism.
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  Speaker 1: This is against a backdrop. where a federally commissioned report
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  Speaker 1: on campus antisemitism and student experiences indicates Jewish students experienced
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  Speaker 1: or witnessed antisemitic incidents in the past year, highlighting ongoing challenges.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Rachel Adler, thank you for listening to Antisemitism Watch.
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