Deborah Lipstadt urges New York Jews to ‘bring the joy’ of Judaism despite increased antisemitism

By Luke Tress February 28, 2024

...“It used to be that what happened in Europe sort of migrated to the United States and now we’re seeing it going both ways,” she said. She also repeated a message she has been advancing for months, predating Oct. 7: that antisemitism is a threat to democracy.

She told the congregation that bad actors, particularly autocratic regimes, are fanning the flames of antisemitism to undermine faith in democracies, and that “all government leaders” agree with that assessment, as do members of the U.S. intelligence community..."

https://www.jta.org/2024/02/28/ny/deborah-lipstadt-urges-new-york-jews-to-bring-the-joy-of-judaism-despite-increased-antisemitism

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