Addressing Anti-Semitism
A few weeks ago, Julie Saxe-Taller and I gave a talk at our synagogue called “Anti-Semitism in the U.S. Today.” Every seat in the room was full—forty to fifty people. It went well. We had two mini-sessions: “When have you had an experience you weren’t sure was anti-Semitism?” and “When have you had an ally?” Then we shared some RC theory and introduced the work of Jews and Allies United to End Anti-Semitism.
We also did a listening project at a street festival in Berkeley (California, USA). Eight pairs of Jews and allies actively engaged people with the question “How have you noticed anti-Semitism lately?” The allies were delighted to be part of it, and it was a big contradiction [to distress] for the Jews to do this with so much support.
Berkeley, California, USA
Reprinted from the RC e-mail discussion list for leaders of Jews
(Present Time 198, January 2020)