The horrific attack on a German synagogue in Halle on Yom Kippur was the second in less than a week – a lethal turn of events that has seemed inevitable as antisemitic crimes have risen in recent years.
Faced with the dilemma of choosing between discretion and defiance, AJC chose the latter by designating January 6 as #JewishandProud Day. On that day, members of the Jewish community, along with Jewish community allies, were invited to stand up and show off their Jewish pride