Winona Ryder says Mel Gibson made anti-Semitic comments to her

Winona Ryder has recalled a run-in with Mel Gibson during a 1995 party. The Heathers actress, 48, remembered the Braveheart star, 64, asking her if she was an ‘oven-dodger’, an apparent reference to her Jewish faith, in an interview with the Sunday Times over the weekend.  ‘We were at a crowded party with one of my … Read more

Anti-Semitic crime rises in Germany, most from far right

Germany’s top commando unit has been infiltrated by right-wing extremism, a commander has claimed, as anti-Semitic crimes last year reached their highest level since the country started keeping statistics.  It comes amid an overall strong increase in right-extremist criminality that is a cause for ‘great concern,’ Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Wednesday. The country’s Special Forces … Read more

Former Cambridge University maths student, 23, appears in court charged with anti-Semitic hate crime

Former Cambridge University maths student, 23, appears in court charged with anti-Semitic hate crime after ‘calling for extermination of Jews’ Oliver Bel, 23, allegedly sent a ‘grossly offensive’ message in September 2017 Defendant is also accused of having a copy of Anarchist’s Cookbook last year Bel appeared at Old Bailey via video from Manchester today … Read more