Shalom friends,

Antisemitism is the oldest documented hatred. It can manifest in different forms and has different triggers – from Kristallnacht to the Women’s March leaders who seem to find points of intersectionality with all minorities, except Jews, to Israel’s continued fight for a secure existence - Jew hate is an issue we need to understand and learn to effectively address.

From March 30th, Israel has been under attack - from arson terrorism, violent riots and missile attacks. Sunday a special ops mission in Gaza, designed to increase Israeli security, ended in the death of Lt. Col. M. and the severe injury of another soldier. It took a battle of extraordinary courage and ingenuity to extract the soldiers from Gaza. Since then, Israeli civilians in the south have been under missile bombardment. Homes have been destroyed, children terrorized, people injured and killed.

Jews under attack in Pittsburgh are no different than Jews under attack in Ashkelon. The hate manifests itself differently but the hate is the same and, all too often, the results are the same. It is up to us to stand together and strengthen ourselves from within. A strong Jewish identity - understanding our history, purpose, and connections as one family, is key to recognizing and being able to address the hate.

We are strongest, together. Am Yisrael Chai!

	FROM KRISTALLNACHT TO TODAY: WITNESSING JEW HATRED REAR ITS UGLY HEAD AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT Join Israel Forever’s Executive Director Dr. Elana Heideman for a special conversation on Antisemitism, Kristallnacht, the parallels with Jew-hatred today and what we can do about it. WATCH NOW
	KRISTALLNACHT:THE GLASS IS STILL BREAKING Sunday, November 9th, 1938. In one night of terror, 7000 Jewish businesses and countless homes were attacked and destroyed, 1350 Synagogues burned to the ground throughout Germany, Austria, and the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. READ MORE
	FAMILIES HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED This past Sunday it was Lt. Col. M.’s family who received the knock on the door that changes everything, forever. READ MORE
	MY LIBERATION IS BOUND WITH YOURS Israel Forever’s Sophie Leib-Neri discusses the Chicago Dyke March as an example of intersectionality taken to an extreme that defeats the original goals of the feminist movement. READ MORE
	A BAR MITZVAH, TRADITION AND JEWISH IDENTITY Too many Jews today want to give up our traditions in an attempt to fit in, find acceptance – not understanding that it is our traditions that strengthen our Jewish identity and protect our future. Justin Amler discusses insights he had during his son’s bar mitzvah READ MORE

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