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Antisemitic incidents rose 50% in Virginia in 2022: study
The number of antisemitic incidents in Virginia rose by 50% in 2022, according to a new report from the Anti-Defamation League. The organization’s Audit of Antisemitic
Virginia’s Senate has passed a bill to adopt a definition of antisemitism
Virginia’s Senate has passed a bill to adopt a definition of antisemitism. House Bill 1606 by Del. Anne Ferrell Tata, R-Virginia Beach, would allow Virginia to adopt
Myrick Cohen
The VHM is heartbroken to learn of the passing of Myrick Cohen. Rick, along with his beloved wife, Babs, was a volunteer at the museum
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff tours Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Emhoff is the first Jewish spouse of an American president or vice president. By Molly Nagle and Sarah Kolinovsky January 27, 2023, 2:52 PM  Second Gentleman
Marcus Weinstein, VHM Board of Trustees Chairman, Awarded UR’s Paragon Medal
January 23, 2023 | The Paragon Medal, the University of Richmond’s highest honor, has been awarded to Marcus Weinstein, Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Board of Trustees
‘Pictures of Resistance’ Reviewed in RTD
January 9, 2023 | Check out Alexa Welch Edlund’s review of Pictures of Resistance in the Richmond Times Dispatch. To view, click the button below:
Commission Releases Report On Combating Antisemitism
December 6, 2022 | The Commission to Combat Antisemitism, created by Governor Glenn Youngkin on his first day in office to reaffirm Virginia’s commitment to
Press: How antisemitic rhetoric is impacting Jewish communities, and what to do about it
NPR | November 6, 2022 | by Rachel Treisman, Associate Editor/Social Media & Digital Writer, Morning Edition The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West,