I would add that although the legacy organizations seem to be frozen in time, the new young organizations, such as Stand With Us, AVI (Allied Voices for Israel), Tafsik, and others are doing a remarkable job, organizing campaigns, fighting back on social media, providing events for community members, especially young adults, building strong ties with allies, helping spread facts, teach and provide a feeling of empowerment. Those are the organizations that deserve our support.
What we need is an American Mossad, i.e., people trained in Arabic and Muslim cultures and who penetrate mosques and radical Islamic organizations in order to anticipate attacks.
I once asked James O'Keefe. the famous investigative reporter, if he would send his spies to a mosque. Answer was basically, "We'll see." That was 12 years ago.
However, I love your idea if only to deport any Imam who preaches in any way against America or Americans. Then fine the mosque $millions - see if Qatar wants to put up the money.
While we're on Qatar, and regarding all those billions they've given to American universities: 1) it should be illegal for any foreign country to donate to any American university or school of any kind; 2) any funds that are sitting there should be confiscated by the government and used for . . . prosecuting fraud in Minnesota?
The problem with taking $billions from a country, especially one with a world conquering ideology like Islamic Qatar, is that you are now compromised. You just totally lost your objectivity. So when President of Harvard Claudine Gay is asked by Elise Stefanik whether calls for the genocide of Jewish students violated Harvard's code of conduct. Gay stated it "depends on the context,"
Claudine Gay in 1945:
"Hi Mrs. Rosenthal, I hear you traveled from Sachensenhausen to Dachau to Sobibor and finally to Majdanek. So, how was Germany and Poland in your view? Did you enjoy yourself? Oh you didn't, well's a shame isn't it, but it does depend on the context, you know."
Gay is a plagiarist, an utter academic failure with no original work and she is still at Harvard. Needless to say I have not given Harvard $$$ for decades.
Followed and read this link, and the NYT link after that. Very interesting, in a sad sort of way. I had no idea other than the quotas, of course. Oh yes, Claudine Gay . . . well you said it.
My comment was in reply to: "When was the last time a Jewish institution actually protected a Jew?"
The US Jewish organizations In the US in my lifetime. and I was born in the 1940's, have either been Leftist and/or useless. I don't have a ready answer especially given the Left's hatred of Jews and Israel in America these days. The Left is now 100% allied with Islam in the US just like every other Western Country.
I might suggest that US Jews stop voting for the Democrats, assuming those that do favor the Left actually care about their fellow Jews.
There should be organizations that are active in every industry where Jews are being discriminated against. I work in healthcare, and a Jewish organization that I won't name is being passive towards antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish residents at hospitals.
Are you a member of the American Jewish Medical Association (TheAJMA.org), established after October 7, given the serious problem of antisemitism and antizionism in the health care fields? Very active and involved in addressing and preventing (as best as one can, these days) discrimination. All health care fields and allies welcome.
You're damned right its time. Fight back with weapons and hands. Train to be proficient. Create a new JDL that isn't run by extremists, just by realists.
Once personal anger is overcome, the best way is absolutely non-violent intelligence-led organised self defense. Here in The UK our CST is very good. They know and do exactly what is needed.
Non-violence only works against groups or nations that can be shamed. Islamists will never feel shame and are, in fact, cheered on by much of the western world. Terrorism has become resistance.
Melissa, I honestly think you have identified what may be the number one problem facing diaspora Jews right now: the failure of many large Jewish institutions to adapt to the reality of this moment.
Too many of these organizations have become bloated, bureaucratic, inaccessible, overly cautious, and terrified of clarity. Ordinary Jews often cannot even reach an actual human being inside them to discuss concerns, ideas, strategy, or direction. There is little accountability, very little transparency, and almost no sense that people on the ground are genuinely being heard.
And worst of all, many of these institutions no longer lead — they react. They issue statements after the damage is already done. They avoid hard truths. They try to play every side politically instead of drawing firm moral and strategic lines. They rarely unify Jews around clear messaging, clear priorities, or clear communal direction.
Meanwhile, the other side understands slogans, activism, repetition, emotional framing, organization, and coordinated pressure extremely well.
That is why your point about building real resilience instead of endless awareness campaigns is so important. The diaspora Jewish world does not simply need more statements and educational panels. It needs serious institutional overhaul, strategic thinking, preparedness, accessibility, leadership, and the courage to honestly confront the reality of what is happening.
I do see a lot of passivity among Jewish organizations. I see Jewish organizations "educating" all the time, but discriminatory power needs to be met with power not with "education."
The author fails to identify which organizations they are referring to. And The author does not provide specifics of actions that they want organizations to take. My experience with a couple of major organizations is very different. Does the author want organizations to provide lawyers for pro bono support when filing legal claims of discrimination and harassment? It's happening. Does the author want organisations to provide education and training on synagogue and community safety? It's happening. Does the author want organisations to lobby for government funding for security measures at synagogues and community centres? It's happening. Does the author want organisations to lobby governments at all levels to provide stronger anti-hate laws and antisemitism training for police and crown attorneys? It's happening. Does the author want organisations doing holocaust education to pivot and include the parallels in our contemporary versions of antisemitism? It's happening.Those are tangible examples from my own experience with several major jewish organizations. Maybe we were caught off guard, initially. In my experience, the community is moving in a better direction.
I want organizations to organize protests and street demonstrations outside the homes of politicians who betray us. Obviously Mamdani and company but also Schumer and other slithering worms. I want to see boycotts organized. I want to see organized large scale doxing campaigns of those who choose to go full Nazi on social media. Make sure their employers know. I want to see counter protests by strong tough Jews on college campuses. The Jew haters may never love us but we can make them respect and fear us.
I want every Jew to give to Israel. Every Jew should raise their kids to be kick ass pro Jewish, pro Zionist, unapologetic, anti 2 state, anti “poor paleo” and no backpedaling . Full f*ck you! That’s what I want.
I strongly agree. In my world, Yeshua had more trouble with religious institutions than with anyone else. In many situations, the answer is aliyah. Prophetically, things are really getting under way. Turn to HaShem. He cares for you.
One problem is that many jews feel guilty and worried about stopping immigration, as they feel it's 'pulling up the drawbridge' after we ourselves came here to what was probably the most tolerant country in the world but it was Jewish immigration that lead to the Aliens Act, to limit it. This attitude is very much noticed by the real far right who are starting to blame lefty jews for mass immigration and anyway despise jews already.
White 'Ethno nationalism' rises understandably because indigenous white Brits were never consulted on mass immigration, with thousands of vulnerable white girls exploited by Pakistani r ape gangs and Labour turning a blind eye .....with DEI giving tax money to various immigrant groups. Luckily, Tommy Robinson is pro-Israel and not a jew-hater.
Meanwhile, we have the Board of Deputies who are largely lefties; and the Chief Rabbi (who doesnt represent us all) talking about interfaith meetings with good muslims, not understanding/facing up to the actual teachings of Islam and how the violent verses supersede the peaceful ones. We believed the propaganda of the Golden Age of Islam because of Maimonedes/The Rambam ... but the truth was only that the Muslims would let you live as second class citizens during certain periods - whilst Christianity at that time would kill you. That some Jews did well in some periods didn't mean they were secure - ask a Mizrahi jew.
And we have Israeli ambassadors wanting us to make aliyah rather than be safe in Britain and have traditionally seen hasbara as beneath their dignity.
... with 'woke' institutions including prestige universities receiving huge amounts of money from the likes of Qatar & China, we can only work towards a general election to get Labour out and Reform in - whilst the Jewish Chronicle prevaricates.
You state: "In Texas, a woman named Maureen Galindo won a Democratic congressional primary calling for “Zionists” (i.e., Jews) to be imprisoned. She accused them of controlling banks, media, and politicians and invoked language lifted directly from medieval blood libel. Her party called it vile. She told them she doesn’t care what Zionist-owned politicians think."
A bit of a correction or clarification here......... Galindo is now in a runoff with another Democrat as neither got the requisite percentage of votes in the primary. The other candidate is named Johnny Garcia, a local sheriff. In the initial election, Galindo got 29% of the vote and Garcia got 27% and so she finished first, but as neither got more than 50% of the vote, there is a runoff.
It is correct to say that Galindo is a miserable piece of anti-Semitic garbage.
One of the biggest issues is the Jewish leadership is totally unelected, and the old boys' network, of who you know, and not how competent you are for the 21st century reality, makes you a leader. In my community, outside the US, most of the leadership including rabbis, is to write opinion pieces, count on Holocaust education which has proven to be an absolute failure, have debates, and fund raise and fund raise. They thank the police who act as bodyguards for the jihadists, not the Jews. They thank the government for giving money for security while at the same time the government incites deep hatred of Jews. No one openly will admit there is a need to plan for getting out of this cesspool of hatred, which is incited and condoned by the ruling government and its Prime Minister, and by the government funded "acceptable" media which plays along with the ruling government. Since the PM has a very high acceptance rate, along with Jew hatred having been accepted for over a century although sometimes simmering just below the surface, there will be another ten years at least before a change of government. No one is openly advising that the young people and younger professionals start looking elsewhere outside this country to live, in order to be able to study and work without Jew hatred in the hospitals, IT, law schools and firms, medical schools and associations, and at universities from academics and students alike. The Arts has banned Jews unless they grovel on their bellies, begging to forgive them they were born as "evil" Jews, and support the destruction of Israel and seven million Jews. The same goes for Jewish politicians who do the same.
There are several things that Diaspora Jews can do to combat the rise of anti-Judaism.
Education starts at home 🏡. Learn and teach your children who we are, where we come from, the basics of Judaism.
Learn about the origins of the ME conflicts between Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Learn about our historical ancestral and contemporary rights.
Engage with those who are ignorant about these issues. Not everyone hates the Jews, they are just brainwashed by the media, social media and hate mongers.
Teach yourself and your children to physically defend yourselves.
Do not send your children to universities and colleges that are unsafe for Jewish students.
Do not donate to such institutions.
Unsubscribe from the NYT, WP, CNN and other similar antisemitic propaganda institutions.
Use Lawfare against these hate mongers. There are plenty of Jewish law firms.
If all that does not work for you, you can always pack up and come to Israel. We welcome all our brothers and sisters from the Diaspora to join us.
This is one of the most important articles we will read.
Your last line – “It’s time to build something instead.” – the only one I know that has built anything worthwhile in a long time is Dillon Hosier of www.israelusa.org
I would add that although the legacy organizations seem to be frozen in time, the new young organizations, such as Stand With Us, AVI (Allied Voices for Israel), Tafsik, and others are doing a remarkable job, organizing campaigns, fighting back on social media, providing events for community members, especially young adults, building strong ties with allies, helping spread facts, teach and provide a feeling of empowerment. Those are the organizations that deserve our support.
"When was the last time a Jewish institution actually protected a Jew?"
That institution is called the IDF - Israeli Defense Forces.
That's the only one a Jew should turn to.
The IDF cannot help Jews in the diaspora. And don't suggest every Jew just make aliyah. Its not going to happen and its not helpful.
What we need is an American Mossad, i.e., people trained in Arabic and Muslim cultures and who penetrate mosques and radical Islamic organizations in order to anticipate attacks.
I once asked James O'Keefe. the famous investigative reporter, if he would send his spies to a mosque. Answer was basically, "We'll see." That was 12 years ago.
However, I love your idea if only to deport any Imam who preaches in any way against America or Americans. Then fine the mosque $millions - see if Qatar wants to put up the money.
While we're on Qatar, and regarding all those billions they've given to American universities: 1) it should be illegal for any foreign country to donate to any American university or school of any kind; 2) any funds that are sitting there should be confiscated by the government and used for . . . prosecuting fraud in Minnesota?
Great comment. I went to Harvard and in the 1930's Harvard cozied up to the 3rd Reich. I read this book some time ago - here's a review:
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/ivies-seven-sisters-were-cozy-with-nazis
The problem with taking $billions from a country, especially one with a world conquering ideology like Islamic Qatar, is that you are now compromised. You just totally lost your objectivity. So when President of Harvard Claudine Gay is asked by Elise Stefanik whether calls for the genocide of Jewish students violated Harvard's code of conduct. Gay stated it "depends on the context,"
Claudine Gay in 1945:
"Hi Mrs. Rosenthal, I hear you traveled from Sachensenhausen to Dachau to Sobibor and finally to Majdanek. So, how was Germany and Poland in your view? Did you enjoy yourself? Oh you didn't, well's a shame isn't it, but it does depend on the context, you know."
Gay is a plagiarist, an utter academic failure with no original work and she is still at Harvard. Needless to say I have not given Harvard $$$ for decades.
Followed and read this link, and the NYT link after that. Very interesting, in a sad sort of way. I had no idea other than the quotas, of course. Oh yes, Claudine Gay . . . well you said it.
My comment was in reply to: "When was the last time a Jewish institution actually protected a Jew?"
The US Jewish organizations In the US in my lifetime. and I was born in the 1940's, have either been Leftist and/or useless. I don't have a ready answer especially given the Left's hatred of Jews and Israel in America these days. The Left is now 100% allied with Islam in the US just like every other Western Country.
I might suggest that US Jews stop voting for the Democrats, assuming those that do favor the Left actually care about their fellow Jews.
I always voted Democratic. Now, I absolutely will not.
Hard to vote for a party which has so many members who want to kill you.
That won’t happen. Of the top ten issues for Jewish women, 1-9 are abortion
That is so sad.
I agree with your last sentence for sure.
There should be organizations that are active in every industry where Jews are being discriminated against. I work in healthcare, and a Jewish organization that I won't name is being passive towards antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish residents at hospitals.
Are you a member of the American Jewish Medical Association (TheAJMA.org), established after October 7, given the serious problem of antisemitism and antizionism in the health care fields? Very active and involved in addressing and preventing (as best as one can, these days) discrimination. All health care fields and allies welcome.
You should speak the truth. No time to hide.
You're damned right its time. Fight back with weapons and hands. Train to be proficient. Create a new JDL that isn't run by extremists, just by realists.
Once personal anger is overcome, the best way is absolutely non-violent intelligence-led organised self defense. Here in The UK our CST is very good. They know and do exactly what is needed.
Non-violence only works against groups or nations that can be shamed. Islamists will never feel shame and are, in fact, cheered on by much of the western world. Terrorism has become resistance.
StandWithUs is doing those things. We are education students and building a network to protect Jews in every avenue. Please look at StandWithUs.
Yes, and doing it powerfully!
Melissa, I honestly think you have identified what may be the number one problem facing diaspora Jews right now: the failure of many large Jewish institutions to adapt to the reality of this moment.
Too many of these organizations have become bloated, bureaucratic, inaccessible, overly cautious, and terrified of clarity. Ordinary Jews often cannot even reach an actual human being inside them to discuss concerns, ideas, strategy, or direction. There is little accountability, very little transparency, and almost no sense that people on the ground are genuinely being heard.
And worst of all, many of these institutions no longer lead — they react. They issue statements after the damage is already done. They avoid hard truths. They try to play every side politically instead of drawing firm moral and strategic lines. They rarely unify Jews around clear messaging, clear priorities, or clear communal direction.
Meanwhile, the other side understands slogans, activism, repetition, emotional framing, organization, and coordinated pressure extremely well.
That is why your point about building real resilience instead of endless awareness campaigns is so important. The diaspora Jewish world does not simply need more statements and educational panels. It needs serious institutional overhaul, strategic thinking, preparedness, accessibility, leadership, and the courage to honestly confront the reality of what is happening.
I do see a lot of passivity among Jewish organizations. I see Jewish organizations "educating" all the time, but discriminatory power needs to be met with power not with "education."
The author fails to identify which organizations they are referring to. And The author does not provide specifics of actions that they want organizations to take. My experience with a couple of major organizations is very different. Does the author want organizations to provide lawyers for pro bono support when filing legal claims of discrimination and harassment? It's happening. Does the author want organisations to provide education and training on synagogue and community safety? It's happening. Does the author want organisations to lobby for government funding for security measures at synagogues and community centres? It's happening. Does the author want organisations to lobby governments at all levels to provide stronger anti-hate laws and antisemitism training for police and crown attorneys? It's happening. Does the author want organisations doing holocaust education to pivot and include the parallels in our contemporary versions of antisemitism? It's happening.Those are tangible examples from my own experience with several major jewish organizations. Maybe we were caught off guard, initially. In my experience, the community is moving in a better direction.
I want organizations to organize protests and street demonstrations outside the homes of politicians who betray us. Obviously Mamdani and company but also Schumer and other slithering worms. I want to see boycotts organized. I want to see organized large scale doxing campaigns of those who choose to go full Nazi on social media. Make sure their employers know. I want to see counter protests by strong tough Jews on college campuses. The Jew haters may never love us but we can make them respect and fear us.
I want every Jew to give to Israel. Every Jew should raise their kids to be kick ass pro Jewish, pro Zionist, unapologetic, anti 2 state, anti “poor paleo” and no backpedaling . Full f*ck you! That’s what I want.
I want that too but its not enough.
Quite simply if anyone anywhere is now afraid to wear a kippah or Jewish star and this is the case you’re in the dark times.
I strongly agree. In my world, Yeshua had more trouble with religious institutions than with anyone else. In many situations, the answer is aliyah. Prophetically, things are really getting under way. Turn to HaShem. He cares for you.
' "some of our own institutions . . . . were built for a different era. Integration was the goal."
Correction, if I may. Our institutions were built not for integration but assimilation, and we are paying the price.
I'm in UK - some thoughts fwiw:
One problem is that many jews feel guilty and worried about stopping immigration, as they feel it's 'pulling up the drawbridge' after we ourselves came here to what was probably the most tolerant country in the world but it was Jewish immigration that lead to the Aliens Act, to limit it. This attitude is very much noticed by the real far right who are starting to blame lefty jews for mass immigration and anyway despise jews already.
White 'Ethno nationalism' rises understandably because indigenous white Brits were never consulted on mass immigration, with thousands of vulnerable white girls exploited by Pakistani r ape gangs and Labour turning a blind eye .....with DEI giving tax money to various immigrant groups. Luckily, Tommy Robinson is pro-Israel and not a jew-hater.
Meanwhile, we have the Board of Deputies who are largely lefties; and the Chief Rabbi (who doesnt represent us all) talking about interfaith meetings with good muslims, not understanding/facing up to the actual teachings of Islam and how the violent verses supersede the peaceful ones. We believed the propaganda of the Golden Age of Islam because of Maimonedes/The Rambam ... but the truth was only that the Muslims would let you live as second class citizens during certain periods - whilst Christianity at that time would kill you. That some Jews did well in some periods didn't mean they were secure - ask a Mizrahi jew.
And we have Israeli ambassadors wanting us to make aliyah rather than be safe in Britain and have traditionally seen hasbara as beneath their dignity.
... with 'woke' institutions including prestige universities receiving huge amounts of money from the likes of Qatar & China, we can only work towards a general election to get Labour out and Reform in - whilst the Jewish Chronicle prevaricates.
This moment? People have been trying to raise the alarm for decades and were shot down.
You state: "In Texas, a woman named Maureen Galindo won a Democratic congressional primary calling for “Zionists” (i.e., Jews) to be imprisoned. She accused them of controlling banks, media, and politicians and invoked language lifted directly from medieval blood libel. Her party called it vile. She told them she doesn’t care what Zionist-owned politicians think."
A bit of a correction or clarification here......... Galindo is now in a runoff with another Democrat as neither got the requisite percentage of votes in the primary. The other candidate is named Johnny Garcia, a local sheriff. In the initial election, Galindo got 29% of the vote and Garcia got 27% and so she finished first, but as neither got more than 50% of the vote, there is a runoff.
It is correct to say that Galindo is a miserable piece of anti-Semitic garbage.
The run-off happened and, thankfully, Garcia won!! So now Galindo= vile antisemitism is out of the picture!
One of the biggest issues is the Jewish leadership is totally unelected, and the old boys' network, of who you know, and not how competent you are for the 21st century reality, makes you a leader. In my community, outside the US, most of the leadership including rabbis, is to write opinion pieces, count on Holocaust education which has proven to be an absolute failure, have debates, and fund raise and fund raise. They thank the police who act as bodyguards for the jihadists, not the Jews. They thank the government for giving money for security while at the same time the government incites deep hatred of Jews. No one openly will admit there is a need to plan for getting out of this cesspool of hatred, which is incited and condoned by the ruling government and its Prime Minister, and by the government funded "acceptable" media which plays along with the ruling government. Since the PM has a very high acceptance rate, along with Jew hatred having been accepted for over a century although sometimes simmering just below the surface, there will be another ten years at least before a change of government. No one is openly advising that the young people and younger professionals start looking elsewhere outside this country to live, in order to be able to study and work without Jew hatred in the hospitals, IT, law schools and firms, medical schools and associations, and at universities from academics and students alike. The Arts has banned Jews unless they grovel on their bellies, begging to forgive them they were born as "evil" Jews, and support the destruction of Israel and seven million Jews. The same goes for Jewish politicians who do the same.
There are several things that Diaspora Jews can do to combat the rise of anti-Judaism.
Education starts at home 🏡. Learn and teach your children who we are, where we come from, the basics of Judaism.
Learn about the origins of the ME conflicts between Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Learn about our historical ancestral and contemporary rights.
Engage with those who are ignorant about these issues. Not everyone hates the Jews, they are just brainwashed by the media, social media and hate mongers.
Teach yourself and your children to physically defend yourselves.
Do not send your children to universities and colleges that are unsafe for Jewish students.
Do not donate to such institutions.
Unsubscribe from the NYT, WP, CNN and other similar antisemitic propaganda institutions.
Use Lawfare against these hate mongers. There are plenty of Jewish law firms.
If all that does not work for you, you can always pack up and come to Israel. We welcome all our brothers and sisters from the Diaspora to join us.
This is one of the most important articles we will read.
Your last line – “It’s time to build something instead.” – the only one I know that has built anything worthwhile in a long time is Dillon Hosier of www.israelusa.org