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 IKAR 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.

Watch the full recording here:

Helpful Links:

• READ | Jewish communal statement led by JCPA, rejecting the false choice between Jewish safety and democracy.
• READ | Civil rights coalition statement organized by JCPA and the Leadership Conference on recent antisemitic violence.
• WATCH | June 2024 webinar with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
• READ | Antisemitism x Democracy report.
• READ | Op-ed by Amy Spitalnick and Randi Weingarten — To Fight Antisemitism and Preserve Democracy, Educators and the Jewish Community Must Partner Closely.