Americans in 100 U.S. cities are delivering white roses to their local Jewish communities on Thursday, to show solidarity following the Hamas massacre in Israel and the rise in antisemitic incidents around the globe over the last two and half weeks.
“At this moment, it is imperative that Christians physically show up to support Israel and the Jewish community,” said Luke Moon, deputy director of the Philos Project, the organization behind the initiative. “The Jewish community needs to know who their friends are now more than ever.”
The choice of the flowers is a nod to the Nazi-era German resistance group the White Rose.
The Philos Project, which seeks to foster solid bonds between Christian and Jewish communities, was a co-founder of Passages, a faith-based program dubbed “the Christian Birthright” that has brought more than 10,000 Christian students to tour Israel over the last six years.
“As Christians, we must stand with the Jewish people and Israel,” Moon said. “Christians in the past remained silent, and we refuse to do that again.”
