Antisemitism

JCPA says Trump administration has normalized extremism

WASHINGTON. D.C. (Press Release) – A year into the second Trump administration, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) on Tuesday released a detailed assessment of its actions and policies as it relates to antisemitism and anti-democratic extremism. The report, “One Year In: A Look at the Administration’s Approach to Antisemitism,” enumerates instances of the government’s move to curtail or […]

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Jewish defense organizations in U.S., France form partnership

“AJC and CRIF are focused on shaping a future in which Jews are safe and thriving,” said AJC CEO Ted Deutch. “By formalizing our collaboration, we are strengthening our ability to act together to confront antisemitism and defend democratic values at a moment when Jewish communities are under threat.” [Press Release]

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Contemporary Torah: Building belonging and creating sanctuary

We have the ability to create a container for our collective soul and our physical existence, which has been under attack. We are trying to build our own places of safety, a Mishkan, here in the United States of America. And it is hard. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History, part 3 ‘Grand Alliance’

While the previous episodes laid the groundwork of shared trauma and early 20th-century labor solidarity, Episode 3 dives headlong into the 1960s—the decade where the “interwoven” threads of these two communities were pulled to their absolute tension and breaking point. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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A record-breaking term: Over 350 students enrolled in Israel studies classes

With antisemitism and anti-Zionism rising on campus, our Visiting Israeli Professors and Modern Israel Studies classes are doing something vital: providing academic truth. They give students the tools and the context to look past the social media noise and actually engage with the modern state of Israel. [Murray Galinson San Diego Israeli Initiative]

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‘Black Power: Jewish Politics:’ A live event with Marc Dollinger, Ilana Kaufman, and Susannah Heshel

Join historian Marc Dollinger for a live conversation on his groundbreaking book “Black Power Jewish Politics”, with an afterword by Ilana Kaufman, the CEO of Jews of Color Initiative. Susannah Heschel, a preeminent scholar and the daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (z’’l), also joins the conversation. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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Jewish and African American Joint Justice – Celebrating The NAACP’s 115th Anniversary

On February 12, 1909, the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded by a group including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, and Moorfield Storey. It was on the 100th birthday of former President Abraham Lincoln. [Barrett Holman Leak]

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OpEd: How did Zionism become a dirty word in San Diego?

What took place before San Diego’s recent Jan. 19 “All Peoples Celebration” to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a startling example of what can happen when a single word that reflects a simple objective can become hijacked. [Marsha Sutton]

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We Danced Again

For two years, we’ve carried the words “we will dance again” in our hearts. And to close out FED360, we did just that. We danced. Joyfully, energetically, breathlessly, unapologetically. Together, we celebrated the strength and resilience of our community and the impact of building belonging and connection. [Heidi Gantwerk]

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