{"id":8894,"date":"2023-12-04T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/?p=8894"},"modified":"2023-12-04T17:09:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T17:09:42","slug":"standing-together-against-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpublicaffairs.org\/homepage-news\/standing-together-against-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing Together Against Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t need to tell you that we\u2019re facing a crisis of antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>What was already dire before October 7th has become even more horrific \u2013 taking various forms over the past eight weeks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conspiracy theories about Jewish or Zionist control of our institutions and government.<\/li>\n<li>The gaslighting\u00a0of Jews and others as to what happened on October 7th \u2013 denying the well-documented murder, rape, and kidnapping of Israelis, Americans, and others by Hamas \u2013 or labeling this terrorism as legitimate &#8220;resistance.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The direct targeting of Jewish people, synagogues, businesses, and other institutions\u00a0as &#8220;retribution,&#8221; seeking to hold the Jewish people collectively responsible for the actions of the Israeli government.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just this weekend alone we saw non-credible bomb threats against a slew of synagogues; the cancellation of a menorah lighting ceremony that had nothing to do with Israel; and the targeting of Jewish-owned businesses by people protesting Israel. <strong>Make no mistake: this is antisemitism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All of this \u2013 combined with the continued normalization of antisemitic conspiracy theories and hate by certain elected officials, pundits, and others \u2013 creates a toxic situation that jeopardizes Jews, so many other communities, and our democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>But here\u2019s where I find hope: we are not alone<\/strong>. Some of the loudest voices may seek to isolate and alienate our community, to pit Jewish safety against that of others. Yet our leaders and allies are showing up.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration has led with deep moral clarity in the fight against antisemitism starting long before October 7th, including with the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/default.salsalabs.org\/Tf9e1913c-3912-4232-949b-637e8405c642\/6080f87d-b427-4511-8643-5851f1f9ce23\"><u>National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism<\/u><\/a> released in May. Since October 7th, I&#8217;ve been privileged to join meetings with the President, the Second Gentleman, the Attorney General, the FBI Director, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and many others \u2013 and every single one of them has made clear their deep support for our community in this moment of pain and fear.<\/p>\n<p>And just last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer \u2013 the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in American history \u2013 gave a truly remarkable speech on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cNo matter what our beliefs are, no matter where we stand on the war in Gaza, all of us must condemn antisemitism with full-throated clarity whenever we see it, before it metastasizes into something even worse,&#8221; Majority Leader Schumer said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can read and watch his speech <a href=\"https:\/\/default.salsalabs.org\/Tab5fe058-c67d-4b2e-bd9c-8de7c6c80688\/1d5fa5ee-dc0d-4466-b3c1-82b6f8bdd571\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> and read his New York Times op-ed <a href=\"https:\/\/default.salsalabs.org\/T524cd738-a6d2-4f85-ab05-7afa77a00a60\/ffe8890c-86c3-4c25-9c5f-b49186a1f6be\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From the White House, to the Senate Majority Leader, to leaders and partners around the country, we are not alone in the fight against antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean we don&#8217;t need to keep ringing the alarm bells, to call out antisemitism wherever it exists, and to continue building broad coalitions to fight hate and protect our democracy. \u00a0That&#8217;s precisely what we&#8217;ll continue to do at JCPA \u2013 and we&#8217;re so grateful for your support and partnership at this critical moment.<\/p>\n<p>All my best,<\/p>\n<p>Amy<\/p>\n<p>Amy Spitalnick<br \/>JCPA CEO<\/p>\n<p>P.S. As always, we can\u2019t do this work without your support. If you\u2019d like to make a donation to JCPA at this critical time, you can do so <a href=\"https:\/\/default.salsalabs.org\/T76319f9d-ec8a-47fc-bad0-7c34bcc4a9a1\/d9b6ed4d-099b-4759-8366-74d08a9e1368\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, I don\u2019t need to tell you that we\u2019re facing a crisis of antisemitism. What was already dire before October 7th has become even more horrific \u2013 taking various forms over the past eight weeks: Conspiracy theories about Jewish or Zionist control of our institutions and government. 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