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jerry kleiner's avatar

Nachum, I am going to use this comment to you as a template and send it to anyone that may have some influence to initiate what I see are the two components to a necessary response to anti semitism.

1. The Military Response - all Jewish schools and Yeshivas should be offering a required self defense course that students need to pass in order to graduate. Once a student completes the course he/she should be able to handle themselves when physically challenged.

In addition, all these large Jewish organizations who constantly beg for money and do relatively nothing should be offering this course to all non-students, the elderly etc. They should be FREE OF CHARGE and come out of public donations.

2. The Narrative Response - All articles, news stories, opinion pieces on antisemitism should have a CALL TO ACTION. Something that the reader can do to fight whatever antisemitic incident happened. An email address to send a complaint, the name of the individual, the company, whatever .... they should all have a method of contact. Sometimes it can be as simple as writing an email to your local Mayor or elected official but always either an email or a phone number. I have read countless articles on anti semitic acts without a call to action. The writer or journalist should not expect the reader to look it up for themselves. People are lazy and we need to make the process as simple as possible.

Reclaiming Jewish Heritage - I dont really think there needs to be too much done in that area. The anti semitic hatred is enuf of an impetus for reclaiming Jewish Heritage. Look at how all of us are more involved in things Jewish after Oct 7th. We seem to be reclaiming in our sleep.

Papa j

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Miriamnae's avatar

Thank you, Nachum. We bounce back daily, get busy, laud the victories of IDF, Israel, scorn western media lies, etc., all of this but something huge shifted under our Jewish feet wherever we are on earth, October 7, 2023. The resultant spew of antisemitism, of Jew hatred, can not be appeased. Ever again. Shana Tova and Shavu Shalom Yerushalyim.

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