Ensuring that Jewish students feel secure must be a priority for our K-12 schools, as well as colleges and universities. Yet many Jewish students felt anything but secure as protests engulfed many New York campuses after Oct. 7.
Despite the daily challenges, the Cincinnati Jewish community has been resolute. Community members have volunteered on Israeli farms. Cincinnati Hillel has supported more Jewish students than ever before. We are also heartened by the support we’ve received from allies and those who recognize the existential plague of hatred and antisemitism. We maintain hope in fighting anti-Jewish bias and in building bridges across political and ideological lines - and using the spirit of Cincinnati as a constructive mechanism for peace and understanding.
As we approach Oct. 7, 2024, the first anniversary of the day Hamas terrorists waged the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust — slaughtering babies, raping women, burning whole families alive, killing more than 1,200 people, and taking 250 people hostage, we will remember. But it is not yet a memory.
Getting all the hostages out of Gaza must remain a top priority. There can be no lasting ceasefire until all are released. The Biden administration made their plight the centerpiece of a three-phase proposal released in May that could not only end the war, but deliver relief to beleaguered Gazans victimized by a terrorist regime using them as human shields.
On Oct. 2, 2024, AJC released this urgent open letter to UNSC members ahead of their meeting today about Iran's massive ballistic missile attack on Israel. AJC is calling on the Council to reimpose ballistic missile sanctions on Iran and to pass global economic sanctions on the regime.