At JCPA, we believe the best way to ensure Jewish safety is by building bridges and building coalitions, even (especially!) if it means working with people we sometimes disagree with. That’s why our CEO Amy Spitalnick accepted Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez’s invitation to participate in a webinar and speak with her and all those who follow her on social media on the topic of antisemitism.

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park Avenue Synagogue called their conversation “the most refreshing 30 minutes on YouTube I have ever experienced,” but you should see for yourself. Watch it below.

If you agree that conversations like these are important for building the coalitions we need to counter antisemitism and hate in all its forms, please share it using the buttons below.

Share
Take Action Donate

October 8, 2026

An Open Letter to Political Candidates and Officials in the Final Month Before Election Day: Reject Antisemitism and Political Violence in All Forms 

September 22, 2026

JCPA Condemns U.S. Presidential Threat to “Annihilate” Iranian Nation

September 17, 2026

The State of Voting Rights

September 10, 2026

Jewish Safety and the Department of Education

August 19, 2026

The Contrarian: A Conversation With Amy Spitalnick on Jewish Safety and Democracy

August 18, 2026

Jewish Insider: Nearly two-thirds of 2025 religious hate crimes in U.S. were antisemitic, FBI data finds

August 17, 2026

JCPA: 2025 FBI Hate Crimes Data Show Jews Remain the Most-Targeted Religious Community, Jewish Safety is Interconnected with Other Communities’ — and That the Full Picture of Hate in America Is Still Dangerously Incomplete

August 7, 2026

JCPA Joins Interfaith America Summit to Defend Pluralism

July 28, 2026

Tracking the Trump Administration’s Approach to Antisemitism

JCPA

Elissa Malter Schwartz