Speaking Out Against Anti-Semitism

As someone who lives in a big city, in an area with a lot of Jews, it’s easy to forget that anti-Semitism exists. However, it not only exists, but there has been a dramatic leap in the number of anti-Semitic incidents reported over the past year, likely due to Israel’s offensive on the Gaza Strip back in January. It leaves me wondering: What should people do when they hear a slur against the Jews? What if they see a Jew getting attacked? If we criticize Israel’s actions, does that make us anti-Semitic? I don’t know the answers, but I do know that anti-Semitism is something we have to talk about!

Michelle Cove, Editor, mcove@brandeis.edu

In This Issue

• Fighting Terrorism with a Plane Ticket

  A Jewish college student must decide whether to travel abroad as anti-Semitic acts are on the rise.

• To Kick or Be Silent

  In my mind, I always knew I would stand up against anti-Semitism; but then I didn’t.

• If I Don’t Respond, Who Will?

  Once I became a mother, I began to worry about how I could help my daughter handle anti-Semitic comments.

• Waiting for Israel to Step Up

  Is it right to say that a Jew is “anti-Semitic” if they are angered and offended by the actions of Israelis in Gaza?

• Whose Battle IS This?

  Some people think that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict stands, symbolically, for all other conflicts in the world.

• Resources – Vol 3, Issue 3

  Resources on the issue of anti-Semitism.