While civil rights litigation may be a tool, its uses are limited. First, civil litigation is expensive and protracted, and, as we have seen with recent suits against universities, often results in a settlement that promises “change” or “reform” that rarely come to pass, because the institution is rotten with antisemitism. Second, criminal litigation is dependent on the government’s willingness to prosecute. While the current administration has appointed US Attorneys who are willing to prosecute antisemitic organizations and individuals, would a President Harris or President Newsom or President AOC prosecute antisemitism flowing from the left or Islamists? Unlikely. Governments come and go, and, if history has taught Jews anything, it’s that governments are not reliable allies.
So it is time to elect the right people and defeat the wrong ones. Another strategy: Our former Police Chief went on a version of Birthright aimed at community leaders. He got to know Israel firsthand and it has made all the difference in Vancouver.
All good with few critical points imho missing. The focus on coexistence with obvious enemies brought on a disastrous results on the the border kibbutzim and on support of the Democratic Party in US. It is also important to remember that the legal system and enforcement of civil rights laws is also dependent on administrations that may change with every election. The Diaspora Jews must stay independent of political parties and focus on electing the supportive candidates and mot blind allegiance to parties. The support of Israel is just as important without interference in internal Israeli politics. As in anything in life, money rules and the Jewish money has to be carefully contributed.
This insightful work provides invaluable guidance on effectively combating antisemitism.
It offers practical strategies to counter acts of evil and criminal intent.
The advice presented in your post is both timely and essential for fostering a more inclusive society. Implementing these recommendations will contribute to a significant reduction in prejudice. I commend you for this crucial contribution to our vital cause.
Again, superb writing , first rate thinking. Mazel Tov on your ability to clarify these, for Jews, sometimes overwhelmingly complex, intertwined issues. But we are a complex people. As a writer myself, I compliment you on your use of brilliant quotations and your reliance on the Hagadah as a book of examples for us to contemplate.
I hate to say it but it is like a rerun of 1930s Germany where the German Reform and secular Jews boasted they were untouchable as they were more German than the Germans. The total lack of reality amongst Jews in the US, Canada, Australia and Britain that they can go on like usual with the usual incompetent unelected ghetto like leaders and including many of the rabbis who fear losing their money source and power if their flocks make aliyah to Israel, may be good at raising money, running JCCs, writing opinion pieces, debating, and telling Jews to shush and hide or they will hate us, even though we know they despise us already. The Jewish communities as a whole are blind to the fact that young Jews are now taking action, and not waiting for the inevitable by making aliyah or the opposite, by hiding their identities, becoming self-loathing as a result, and totally assimilating in order to live their lives like non-Jews, rejecting their identity for ever. The leaders have to stop pretending it is 1970 as we face a new, well funded and oiled enemy, and what used to work, is worthless, including Holocaust education which has been an abysmal failure. Jewish communities must stand up, fight back in every way possible. act like the Iranian diaspora who show up in the hundreds of thousands to demand the governments to act. Notice they are not grovelling on their knees begging for protection, nor are they acting as the permanent victims, helpless and needing non-Jews to protect them.
There is a lot to dissect in this article and much to agree with. The problem with attempting to rely on the litigation approach is that the vast sums of funds required are beyond the reach of most Jewish communities, and to be candid the Jewish leadership organizations that could coordinate and raise such funding don't seem to have any interest in doing so. As others have commented, our legal system now seems to be driven more and more by politics and while the current administration is willing to tackle antisemitism, what will it be like if progressives in the Democrat party gain total control? At that point even legal remedies will not be realistic. It also seems that our Jewish leadership (secular, religious and laity) in the western democracies are averse to actual self-defense. How many times have we seen the Jew hater approach three or four Jewish teens and attack them with no one fighting back. Why aren't our Jewish organizations offering self-defense training enable Jews of any age to make attacking us subject to a painful lesson.
While civil rights litigation may be a tool, its uses are limited. First, civil litigation is expensive and protracted, and, as we have seen with recent suits against universities, often results in a settlement that promises “change” or “reform” that rarely come to pass, because the institution is rotten with antisemitism. Second, criminal litigation is dependent on the government’s willingness to prosecute. While the current administration has appointed US Attorneys who are willing to prosecute antisemitic organizations and individuals, would a President Harris or President Newsom or President AOC prosecute antisemitism flowing from the left or Islamists? Unlikely. Governments come and go, and, if history has taught Jews anything, it’s that governments are not reliable allies.
So it is time to elect the right people and defeat the wrong ones. Another strategy: Our former Police Chief went on a version of Birthright aimed at community leaders. He got to know Israel firsthand and it has made all the difference in Vancouver.
All good with few critical points imho missing. The focus on coexistence with obvious enemies brought on a disastrous results on the the border kibbutzim and on support of the Democratic Party in US. It is also important to remember that the legal system and enforcement of civil rights laws is also dependent on administrations that may change with every election. The Diaspora Jews must stay independent of political parties and focus on electing the supportive candidates and mot blind allegiance to parties. The support of Israel is just as important without interference in internal Israeli politics. As in anything in life, money rules and the Jewish money has to be carefully contributed.
Here is what we have in Canada:
https://cjpac.ca/
On a practical level, how can each of us individually get involved? Are there organizations that are now pursuing these practices?
Here is what we have in Canada:
https://cjpac.ca/
This insightful work provides invaluable guidance on effectively combating antisemitism.
It offers practical strategies to counter acts of evil and criminal intent.
The advice presented in your post is both timely and essential for fostering a more inclusive society. Implementing these recommendations will contribute to a significant reduction in prejudice. I commend you for this crucial contribution to our vital cause.
Again, superb writing , first rate thinking. Mazel Tov on your ability to clarify these, for Jews, sometimes overwhelmingly complex, intertwined issues. But we are a complex people. As a writer myself, I compliment you on your use of brilliant quotations and your reliance on the Hagadah as a book of examples for us to contemplate.
I hate to say it but it is like a rerun of 1930s Germany where the German Reform and secular Jews boasted they were untouchable as they were more German than the Germans. The total lack of reality amongst Jews in the US, Canada, Australia and Britain that they can go on like usual with the usual incompetent unelected ghetto like leaders and including many of the rabbis who fear losing their money source and power if their flocks make aliyah to Israel, may be good at raising money, running JCCs, writing opinion pieces, debating, and telling Jews to shush and hide or they will hate us, even though we know they despise us already. The Jewish communities as a whole are blind to the fact that young Jews are now taking action, and not waiting for the inevitable by making aliyah or the opposite, by hiding their identities, becoming self-loathing as a result, and totally assimilating in order to live their lives like non-Jews, rejecting their identity for ever. The leaders have to stop pretending it is 1970 as we face a new, well funded and oiled enemy, and what used to work, is worthless, including Holocaust education which has been an abysmal failure. Jewish communities must stand up, fight back in every way possible. act like the Iranian diaspora who show up in the hundreds of thousands to demand the governments to act. Notice they are not grovelling on their knees begging for protection, nor are they acting as the permanent victims, helpless and needing non-Jews to protect them.
There is a lot to dissect in this article and much to agree with. The problem with attempting to rely on the litigation approach is that the vast sums of funds required are beyond the reach of most Jewish communities, and to be candid the Jewish leadership organizations that could coordinate and raise such funding don't seem to have any interest in doing so. As others have commented, our legal system now seems to be driven more and more by politics and while the current administration is willing to tackle antisemitism, what will it be like if progressives in the Democrat party gain total control? At that point even legal remedies will not be realistic. It also seems that our Jewish leadership (secular, religious and laity) in the western democracies are averse to actual self-defense. How many times have we seen the Jew hater approach three or four Jewish teens and attack them with no one fighting back. Why aren't our Jewish organizations offering self-defense training enable Jews of any age to make attacking us subject to a painful lesson.
This is an essay for which I have been waiting for a long time. Thank you!
Outstanding.
Eric Rozenman