Posts Tagged: anti-Semitism America
Why Are Jews Seen as ‘White’?
As critics have noted, American Jews today are often characterized as "white" when talking about race. Not only is this narrative inaccurate -- it's also...
Never Again the Canary in the Coal Mine
JNS.org - Facing ever-growing antisemitism in the decades following the Holocaust, the Diaspora Jewish community’s common response has been to cry “Never Again” and describe...
Dreyfus’ Long Shadow for American Jews
The post-World War I period -- including 1919’s Red Scare, passage of racist immigration restriction acts, mass KKK marches on the nation’s capital, and Henry...
Making Excuses for Antisemitism, Then and Now
"Synagogues in Washington Heights were smeared with antisemitic epithets, vandalized, and set afire"; "Mobs of hoodlums have been harassing Jews"; "Jewish cemeteries in Brooklyn, Queens, and...
As Jews, We Must Never Give Up — and Always Rise Up
"Mommy, who is going to hide us if there is another Holocaust?” I asked when I was seven years old. There was a moment of...
After the Tree of Life Shooting, I Wanted to Hide — but I Knew I Couldn’t
JNS.org - It was a difficult stunt already, and this time I had to do it in front of 42,000 people during the final of the March...
Amid Antisemitism Campaign, Jews Must Be More Than Victims
JNS.org - The hashtag #myfirstantisemiticexperience is helping to publicize the everyday reality of Jew-hatred. But it’s not clear if this is helping Jews think clearly...
Which Way Hate in America, 2019?
JNS.org - Woe to any “expert” who is ready to predict where the US economy will be in December 2019 -- not after the wild...
Who Hates Jews? A Historical Travelogue
“Who is a Jew? Who is an antisemite?” These two related questions are at the center of a vexing early 21st century debate that should...
Pittsburgh Massacre Needs to Be a Wake-Up Call (to Arms) for Jews
In 2009, I was one of two finalists for the executive director position at the Jewish Federation of San Diego County, and they invited me...
Pittsburgh and the Uniqueness of Antisemitism
Antisemitism is frequently viewed as “the canary in the coal mine.” It signals a more general climate of prejudice that manifests itself in an increasing...
Social Injustice: Segregation and Exclusion in 2018
On February 27, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) revealed that there were 1,986 antisemitic incidents reported across the United States in 2017 -- representing a 57% increase...
Reflecting on Two Years of Leading the Anti-Defamation League
Two years ago -- full of optimism and energy as I joined ADL as its new CEO -- I asked the question: "Can a 100-Year-Old Change the Future?" But it...
How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Encountering Vile Antisemitism at NY’s Whitney Museum
It has become part of my family's post-aliyah ritual: the annual trip back to the Old Country, to visit the family and friends that we left behind. Landing...
