🧵 We are gutted, roiling with grief and anger at the news of the killing of six hostages who could have been saved by a deal, at the knowledge that every day more families join the tens of thousands of families mourning their loved ones. The lives of the Israeli hostages and lives of Palestinians in Gaza are and have always been linked. This is why we have been calling for a hostage deal and ceasefire from the start.

🧵 Thread of our 3-part series made in collaboration with the #VentDiagrams project. This series is by & for Jews, an offering to navigate the conflicting & painful realities of this moment, and guide us towards the declaration of never again — for anyone. @OneSpaceFor drew this series to look like Tzror: the stones many Jews place on graves to create a ritual bond to our loved ones who have passed.

🧵: The implication of Biden’s statement that Jewish safety is dependent on the state of Israel is that diaspora Jews can’t depend on our own govts to keep us safe where we live. To say this of Israel now also implies that our safety requires oppressing others. This is a lie.
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https://twitter.com/DanielDenvir/status/1718421915226849300

NYC has been the largest Jewish city in the world for at least 120 years. For American Jews, the United States is our home. No matter what the antisemites say about dual loyalty and no matter how much they want us to leave, we’re not going anywhere.
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A resolution for ‘end Jew hatred day’ just passed in @NYCCouncil. The resolution’s name is set up to make it impossible to oppose—after all, who wouldn’t oppose anti-Jewish hate? But there’s more to the story here…so let’s talk about the org & people behind the resolution...
🧵 The group behind the ‘end Jew hatred day’ resolution is…wait for it…End Jew Hatred. The org’s head is Brooke Goldstein, who is also: head of the Lawfare Project (a far-right pro-Israel legal advocacy org); a vocal Trump supporter; regular guest on Fox News, Newsmax, OAN. etc…

Great to be out in the streets with our friends from @jvpliveNY and more to rally around an end to the ADL’s role supporting militarized policing — and the collective power we exhibit when we speak out. Had to bust out the #CareNotCops banner for this evening’s @jvpliveNY action 💐

We’re looking at the vent diagrams @onespacefor created for #UnravelingAntisemitism. A vent is the overlap of 2 statements that appear to be both true & contradictory

We used them to capture the complexity of the multiple truths we want ppl who see & discuss the print to explore Jewish liberation is critical to unlocking collective liberation, that’s why we should fight for it! AND, Jewish liberation is critical to liberating Jews - that alone makes it important!

This week we released #UnravelingAntisemitism, a new visual work of art and discussion guide inspired by our 2017 “Understanding Antisemitism” paper. Today we’re breaking down the historical moments captioned in the poster, beautifully collaged by @katzcomics The Roman Empire saw Jews as a backwards tribe, unwilling to accept Jesus and assimilate into imperial culture. The state made it illegal to convert to Judaism, illegal for Jews and Christians to intermarry, and illegal for a Jew to hold office or testify in court.

@FEWCoalition is outside Gov. Cuomo's office in Midtown, celebrating Easter--a holiday of renewal--to ask "What have you sacrificed? While we were expected to sacrifice *everything*, working during the pandemic."

#FundExcludedWorkers 20 days without food; a year without relief. @AndreaSCousins @CarlHeastie we continue to look to you to deliver a fully accessible worker bailout fund.

Today’s the last day of Passover, which means Mimouna starts tonight! We wish we could all be together for Mimouna this year, but we’ll reminisce on our 2019 Mimouna celebration. Drawing from the Moroccan and North African tradition of inviting Jewish and Muslim neighbors to celebrate Mimouna, the event included the @ArabAmericanNY and @DesisRisingUp, our partners in the fight against white nationalism.

There's a long history of falsely portraying Jews as disease-carriers. Consider how you may be accepting or even fueling that narrative right now.

But asking people to wear masks during a pandemic is not antisemitic, & making false accusations of antisemitism doesn't help Jews. The ultimate goal is public health. Whether or not you personally think it’s antisemitic to single out or focus on Orthodox communities, the bottom line is that stigmatizing doesn’t work! We need culturally competent education, community partnerships, testing, and tracing.

Today, on Tisha B’Av, #JewsAgainstICE are taking action to say #NeverAgainIsNOW. Tisha B’Av is a Jewish day of mourning, and today we mourn for the people rounded up, torn from their families, thrown in cages, and deported by ICE. We are turning our grief into action and taking to the streets to demand that tech companies stop enabling the deportation machine terrorizing immigrant communities, separating families, and putting children in cages.

#JewsAgainstICE #NoTech4ICE #NeverAgainIsNow #ClosetheCamps

Antisemitism, like all oppressions, impacts its targets (Jews) most, but it is a problem for all.

The Soros myth fueled the murder of 11 Jews in Pittsburgh. For that alone, it should never get air time. How does this lie and antisemitism broadly also threaten our larger society?

https://twitter.com/jfrejnyc/status/1050409078667825152

This article points out one impact of antisemitism beyond the immediate danger to Jews: the delegitimization of social movements.

But myths about Jews obfuscate many threats to us all. If “the Jews” are the problem, it endangers our people AND real problems aren’t taken on.

Black Leftist leaders like @IlhanMN aren't asking for unquestioning loyalty. In fact, they are leading the charge for frank conversation. This country's institutions were built to dehumanize Black people. Racial justice requires we center this truth as we support WOC leaders. JFREJ stands with the @Mvmnt4BlkLives call to defend Black internationalist solidarity with Palestinians, and with our Jewish partners organizing to #StandWithIlhan through @jewishaction's #PeoplesPetition and @ifnotnowOrg's demand to Dems to Condemn White Nationalism.

We noticed a beautiful billboard in Times Square today. Thank you @AOC for standing with community #NoAmazonNYC Wanna know who is behind the original billboard pretending to speak for New Yorkers?

The Job Creators Network all the way from Addison, Texas.

AKA, pet project of Home Depot billionaire and labor abuser, Bernard Marcus. Among many others. #NoAmazonNYC

African American Jews whose ancestors were enslaved, torn from their mothers’ arms and sold, know the trauma of violent family separation and dehumanization.

#FamiliesBelongTogether Jews descended from holocaust survivors know the trauma of families torn apart by white nationalist and antisemitic regimes.

#FamiliesBelongTogether