By Amy Zewe— Please join us for this montage of highlights from the #NoFEAR Rally/Jewish Solidarity event that took place on the Washington, DC Mall on the West side of the Capitol on July 11, 2021. A sunny, steamy day didn’t deter Jews, and those who support them, from gathering to denounce antisemitism and Jew…
By Amy Zewe— You may recollect that term, pogrom, as something from a history course in high school. Maybe you recollect that it is something bad and something to do with the Holocaust. A pogrom is …an organized massacre of a particular ethnic group, in particular that of Jewish people in Russia or eastern Europe.…
By Amy Zewe— Over the last three weeks we had discussions with two experts on the issue of growing antisemitism in the US (and worldwide) while the ongoing hostilities occurred with over 4000 rockets being shot from Gaza towards civilian populations in Israel. And, Israel retaliated with 1500 surgical strikes against military targets complete with…
Special Guest Lela Gilbert, co-author of the recently published FRC (Family Research Council) paper titled “The Resurgence of History’s Oldest Hatred.” Lela will discuss the overall atmosphere of antisemitism—drawing on her own time living in Jerusalem. She will also enlighten us with how antisemitism relates to Christians and to the current situation in Israel.
By Amy Zewe— You may think that identity groups that receive the most hate crimes attacks (per capita) are Muslim, or LGBTQ members, or even Asians or African Americans based on the news reporting we hear. Any hate crime against any community member is unacceptable and must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the…
By Amy Zewe— As we examine the tentacles of antisemitism on college campuses, I often report on how the BDS movement and its activities and initiatives, as well as the annual Israel apartheid week are spearheaded and sponsored by the Students for Justice in Palestine (or SJP) group. You may also recall that I reiterate…
What is the latest campus craziness? And why do we care? We care because university professors are teaching our young adults how to critically think (or at least they are supposed to) and university professors are very influential on students and can, either on purpose or inadvertently, skew and frame students’ perspectives and knowledge on…
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By Amy Zewe—- Let us start with the bad news so we can end on a brighter note…. The Biden administration will re-join the UN’s Human Rights Council, reversing Trump’s withdrawal. The withdrawal was due to the antisemitic attacks Israel repeatedly endured when other member nations commit blatant human rights violations, but Israel is the…
By Amy Zewe— You may all be aware that a few months ago The Jerusalem Connection released a collection of the late Pat Hutchens art series called The Auschwitz Album Revisited. This album is so special and important for so many reasons–among them is that it is a great educational tool. We now have organizations…