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.
Amid rising antisemitism and a wave of deadly terror attacks on Israel, we’re calling on all Jews and allies of the Jewish community to unite against all forms of Jew-hatred in celebration of Jewish American Heritage month and Israeli Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut.
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