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Shiryn Ghermezian

“We need to work outside of our bubble and build a global movement of interfaith groups that understand the needs of working together to end this cycle of hate,” says Sacha Roytman Dratwa, director of a movement called Combat Anti-Semitism.
The 33-page dossier “reveals the disturbing truth about anti-Semitism at one of the highest-regarded universities in the United States,” said Avi Gordon, executive director of the NGO Alums for Campus Fairness.
“The unintended consequences of this horror are so incredibly positive and uplifting, something no one could have anticipated. … Still, it is easy to lose hope, and we seem to be drowning in an epidemic of mass violence with no end in sight,” Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
An appeal by StopAntisemitism.org was launched in response to the CAIR chapter in Georgia, urging Georgia State University to end its relationship with the project Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange due to its partnership with Israel.
Three years ago, about a dozen students went to their local waterfront and cleaned almost 100 pounds of trash. The momentum built from there.
Protesters at City Hall demand action against a spate of anti-Semitic crime, especially in Brooklyn, saying: “Where are our elected officials?”
“It degrades the brand even more that it took three years to find someone even more anti-Semitic and vehemently anti-Zionist,” said Nisi Jacobs, founder and CEO of WoMen Fight AntiSemitism.
“There are realities that make this one global phenomenon, and I believe the solution has to be fighting it everywhere. We need to unify around this important battle of our time,” said Elan Carr, U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism, as part of a panel of speakers at a New York City roundtable.
After three attacks in recent weeks targeting visible Jews, residents and leaders are calling for greater police presence in their neighborhoods and stricter hate-crime laws.
“This is a marathon, not a sprint,” he said. “I sincerely believe education, outreach and efforts to expose and educate against anti-Semitism are all effective methods to preventing attacks in the future,” says Alex Hertzman of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.
The sports competition that just wrapped up in Hungary also gave the Jewish athletes a glimpse of history and a sense of tradition.
Yosef Lifshutz, 68, was sitting on a bench when the drive-by shooting occurred, injuring his leg.