Countering Antisemitism & Protecting Democracy

The Jewish community is being offered a false choice between countering antisemitism and protecting democracy and civil rights.

But there is no inclusive democracy without Jewish safety — and no Jewish safety without inclusive democracy.

Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) and a nationally recognized leader on countering antisemitism and extremism and protecting democracy — who previously led the successful lawsuit against the Charlottesville neo-Nazis — joined Rabbi Sharon Brous for a conversation on how we can reject the false binaries of this moment and advance a more just and inclusive world for Jews and all communities.

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Jewish communal statement led by JCPA, rejecting the false choice between Jewish safety and democracy

Civil rights coalition statement organized by JCPA and the Leadership Conference on recent antisemitic violence

June 2024 webinar with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Antisemitism x Democracy report

Op-ed by Amy Spitalnick and Randi Weingarten – To Fight Antisemitism and Preserve Democracy, Educators and the Jewish Community Must Partner Closely