{"id":2322,"date":"2025-05-02T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T02:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reviewmeplease.com\/?p=2322"},"modified":"2025-05-02T13:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T02:50:29","slug":"telling-our-stories-a-new-chapter-in-the-fight-against-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/reviewmeplease.com\/?p=2322","title":{"rendered":"Telling Our Stories: A New Chapter in the Fight Against Antisemitism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AJC, USC Shoah Foundation Partner to Document and Map Global Antisemitism\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03RRxHF9faQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a content creator and journalist, I&#8217;ve always believed in the power of stories to educate, inspire, and transform. Stories connect us\u2014across generations, across continents, and across identities. For those of us committed to combating hate and preserving memory, storytelling is not just a tool\u2014it\u2019s a responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a third-generation Holocaust survivor, I\u2019ve carried my grandmother\u2019s story with me wherever I go. I\u2019ve shared it at schools, synagogues, and during my own journey with <em>March of the Living<\/em>. I\u2019ve seen firsthand how personal testimony stirs something deep within people\u2014more than statistics or headlines ever could. The pain, the resilience, the humanity\u2014it resonates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s why I am deeply inspired by a groundbreaking new initiative announced this week at the AJC Global Forum: a partnership between the <strong>American Jewish Committee (AJC)<\/strong> and the <strong>USC Shoah Foundation<\/strong> to document and give voice to <strong>contemporary antisemitism<\/strong> through firsthand accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are at a tipping point. From campuses in the United States to the streets of Paris and Buenos Aires, antisemitism has evolved, spread, and intensified. The events of October 7 only underscored this grim reality. But as history has shown us, personal testimony has the power to shift perceptions and ignite change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This visionary project aims to collect <strong>10,000 testimonies<\/strong> from Jews who have experienced antisemitism around the world since 1945. This isn\u2019t just an archive\u2014it\u2019s a living, breathing call to action. AJC brings its unmatched global advocacy network, while the Shoah Foundation contributes its unparalleled expertise in testimony collection. Together, they are building what will become the <strong>largest contemporary antisemitism archive in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they\u2019re starting with powerful voices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Daniel Pomerantz<\/strong>, survivor of the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina, who lost 85 community members in a Hezbollah-led terrorist attack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Susan Stern<\/strong>, who faced an organized antisemitic campaign during her local run for office in Connecticut, ultimately forcing her family to relocate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Antoine Haguenauer<\/strong>, assaulted in Paris for simply attending a memorial for October 7 victims, was told by police his case wasn\u2019t worth pursuing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Their stories\u2014and thousands more\u2014will help paint a fuller, more urgent picture of what antisemitism looks like today. The collection will highlight experiences from diverse communities, including <strong>Mizrahi, Sephardic, Ethiopian<\/strong>, and <strong>post-Soviet Jewish populations<\/strong>, as well as <strong>victims of antisemitic terror attacks<\/strong> and those living under Communist regimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world flooded with disinformation and denial, this project is a critical act of truth-telling. It shows that antisemitism is not just a relic of the past\u2014it is a present-day threat with real consequences. And perhaps most importantly, it ensures that the stories of those impacted are not lost or overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At a time when hatred tries to silence Jewish voices, this partnership makes one thing clear: <em>we will not be silent<\/em>. We will remember, we will speak out, and we will educate\u2014one story at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us amplify this effort. Share it. Support it. And most of all, listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because when we tell our stories, we shape the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a content creator and journalist, I&#8217;ve always believed in the power of stories to educate, inspire, and transform. Stories connect us\u2014across generations, across continents, and across identities. For those of us committed to combating hate and preserving memory, storytelling is not just a tool\u2014it\u2019s a responsibility. 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