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Swiss city under pressure to change name of square honouring Jew hater

Raiffeisenplatz in St Gallen was named after the 19th-century Raiffeisen co-operative movement in Germany, which was founded by a firebrand antisemite

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St.Gallen's Raiffeisen Square to be renamed A committee has called for the name of Raiffeisen Square to be changed to "Recha-Sternbuch-Platz". The founder of the Raiffeisen movement had been anti-Semitic. A striking feature is the "city lounge" with its surface of red rubber granulate, designed by the artist Pipilotti Rist and the architect Carlos Martinez. Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen had been celebrated by Nazis on the 50th anniversary of his death. Not only bank buildings stand on the "Red Square", but also the St. Gallen Synagogue. The signatories of the letter include former St. Gallen Councillor of States Paul Rechsteiner, historians Hans Fässler and Stefan Keller, and Pipilotti Rist. It is now time to rename the square, they said in St. Gallen on Thursday, 25 May 2023.

Keir Starmer calls for Roger Waters' UK gigs to be axed amid 'antisemitism' row

Keir Starmer calls for Roger Waters' UK gigs to be axed amid 'antisemitism' row

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Meet the Orthodox women educating non-Jews through Tiktok

Meet the Orthodox women educating non-Jews through Tiktok

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Roger Waters performs onstage at Crypto.com Arena on September 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Roger Waters claims 'cripple' Labour MP is working for 'his masters in Tel Aviv'

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Roger Waters performs at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

US brands Roger Waters performance in Berlin 'deeply offensive to Jewish people'

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BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 30: Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish Life in Germany and the Fight against Anti-Semitism Felix Klein attends an international gathering on combating anti-semitism on January 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. The group, with representatives from the U.S., the E.U., other E.U. nations and Israel, were meeting to discuss and formulate national strategies to counter anti-semitism, which as been on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

German schools 'must teach that Jews belong in our country', says antisemitism commissioner

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Jeremy Corbyn posed for selfie with Norwegian Neo-Nazi

Jeremy Corbyn posed for selfie with Norwegian Neo-Nazi

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Pressure builds on O2 to drop Roger Waters show after crunch Sadiq Khan meeting with venue chiefs

The Pink Floyd singer is set to perform next week at the London venue

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June 2, 2023 10:19

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 27: Roger Waters performs onstage at Crypto.com Arena on September 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

'They’re trying to cancel me like they cancelled Jeremy Corbyn', says Roger Waters

The Pink Floyd singer launched the UK leg of his tour in Birmingham

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June 1, 2023 17:11

'They’re trying to cancel me like they cancelled Jeremy Corbyn', says Roger Waters

Roger Waters UK tour: Arenas hosting shows could be vulnerable to legal action, lawyers warn

British venues have come under mounting pressure to cancel the Pink Floyd musician's shows

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June 1, 2023 12:20

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 30: Roger Waters performs at Madison Square Garden on August 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

Rob Rinder: I defended the National Front in court

The TV personality and barrister reveals how how he regularly heard antisemitic remarks while representing members of far-right group

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June 1, 2023 11:15

Rob Rinder: I defended the National Front in court

University student union officer slammed after saying 'I’d back Hamas in a conflict with Israel'

Islam Alkhatib, a student official at Goldsmiths, University of London, also recently said she mourned the death of a prominent Palestinian terrorist leader

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June 1, 2023 10:33

University student union officer slammed after saying 'I’d back Hamas in a conflict with Israel'

Labour seeking to settle in ‘£20 million’ antisemitism legal battle

Independent mediator called to find way of ending the ongoing litigation with whistleblowers who exposed Jew hate in the party

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June 1, 2023 10:06

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 22: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn meets with asylum seeker brothers Somer Umeed and Areeb Umeed at Possilpark Parish Church on August 22, 2018 in Glasgow, Scotland. Jeremy Corbyn met with asylum seeker families in Glasgow threatened with eviction by Serco and called for such services to be delivered by public bodies. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Activists plan 'Just Stop Oil' style protests to disrupt Roger Waters’ UK tour

Jewish campaigners say they will stage protests at Pink Floyd musician's concerts over claims of antisemitism

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June 1, 2023 09:54

British musician Roger Waters, founding member of former rock band Pink Floyd, performs during the first of nine presentations in Buenos Aires on March 7, 2010 as part of his "The Wall Live" world tour. AFP PHOTO/Juan MABROMATA (Photo credit should read JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images)

Daniel Finkelstein

By Daniel Finkelstein

The past isn’t dead when its everyday objects are with us

The small reminders of historic moments can tell us so much

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June 1, 2023 09:33

The past isn’t dead when its everyday objects are with us

Zelensky has helped slash antisemitism in Ukraine says ADL

Nearly a third of Ukrainians agree with common antisemitic tropes and ideas

By Menachem Wecker

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May 31, 2023 15:51

Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stands in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4, 2022. - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 3, 2022 the Russian leadership was responsible for civilian killings in Bucha, outside Kyiv, where bodies were found lying in the street after the town was retaken by the Ukrainian army. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP) (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

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