Diaspora Jewry
Ongoing debate reflects the differing opinions and political views of the changing nature of the America Jewish community.
“The event celebrated the stories that inspire our commitment to ensuring a strong Jewish and Israeli identity today, and for future generations to come,” said the group’s Los Angeles regional director, Nadav Banai.
“When it comes to the most aggressive anti-Semitism and hatred of the Jews, it’s coming from the Muslims. Not from the extreme right. It’s difficult for some people to admit,” said Arié Bensemhoun, executive director of the European Leadership Network.
“The upward spike in anti-Semitism across the world and the United States is concerning and distressing,” said William Daroff, senior vice president for Public Policy and director of the Washington office of the Jewish Federations of North America.
“Despite the hostile atmosphere, they continue to be proudly Jewish, wearing yarmulkes, praying in synagogues, and running kosher shops and restaurants,” said Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev. “I am a traditional woman, and so this really touched me.”
At the Nefesh B’Nefesh “Mega Event” in New Jersey, Keren Kayemet LeIsrael/Jewish National Fund chair Daniel Atar said “there is no reason why Jews from France and Belgium should move to Canada and not to Israel. If Israel worked enough, everyone would come to it.”
“Teaching Hebrew to Americans of all backgrounds is a sure way to show concretely the vibrancy and humanity of Israeli life and culture,” said Rabbi Andrew Ergas, chair of the board of the Council for Hebrew Language and Culture in North America.
Nestled deep in the Amazon lies one of most isolated Jewish communities in the world, which Rabbi Arieh and Devorah Lea Raichman have called home for nearly 10 years, running the Chabad House in Manaus.
Alarming figures released this month by the French government report that anti-Semitism rose by 74 percent in 2018.
Following the vandalism of 80 gravestones in a Jewish cemetery in the Alsace region of France, thousands of people joined rallies in Paris and across the country to publicly oppose anti-Semitism.
The tour will commence on the East Coast with the organization’s annual “Mega Event.”
Sammy Ghozlan, head of the National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, said the “yellow-vests” protests utilize classic anti-Semitic tropes accusing Jews of exercising disproportionate control and manipulating the government through the use of money.
