INCREASING TIES
WATCH: The Cowardice and Failure of Jewish Leadership: Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS, June 15, 2023 –– “Top Story” with Jonathan Tobin and guest Charles Jacobs and Avi Goldwasser, Ep. 99. Why are American Jews so badly led? Why is it that so much of organized Jewish life is now devoted to causes that have little to do with ensuring the security of Jews or that of Israel?
WATCH: The Betrayal of America’s Jews: Melanie Philips Substack, May 24, 2023 — I spoke in Jerusalem last Sunday at the launch of Betrayal, a book of essays edited by Charles Jacobs and Avi Goldwasser about the egregious failure of America’s Jewish leadership to defend the Jewish people.
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J’accuse: US Jewish Leadership Is Failing to Defend the Community – Opinion: Charles Jacobs, Jerusalem Post, June 2, 2023
A New Book’s Indictment of American Jewish Leadership: Andrew Pessin, Akron Jewish News, June 7, 2023
The National Antisemitism Strategy Has No Clothes: Avi Weiss and Eitan Fischberger, Tablet, June 2, 2023
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Will the Jewish Establishment Finally Debate Its Critics?: Charles Jacobs and Avi Goldwasser, JNS, Aug. 17, 2022 –– Jewish life in America is under assault. Ideological and political campaigns that defame and demonize Jews are now fashionable in the media, academia and too many Christian and Muslim religious institutions.
Visionary Leadership for a Jewish Future: Erica Brown, Sapir Journal, Vol. 4; Winter 2022 — Great Jewish leaders dream big, articulate aspirations, remove barriers, engage in expert problem-solving, and then do everything within their power to bring their vision to reality — no matter how long it takes.
Biden’s Antisemitism Strategy Faces Early Test Amid CUNY Controversy: Matthew Kassel, Jewish Insider, June 1, 2023 — Just a week after the Biden administration unveiled a sweeping national strategy for combating antisemitism, its proposed plan for handling alleged incidents of anti-Jewish prejudice on college campuses is facing a key early test.
Jewish Organizations Critique Biden’s Antisemitism Strategy: Zvika Klein, Jerusalem Post, May 29, 2023 — While most Jewish organizations and Jewish leaders support US President Joe Biden’s unprecedented broad strategy to combat antisemitism announced last week, some have added a hint of criticism to their comments.
169 liberal US Jewish Leaders Sign Letter Expressing Concern Over Israeli Government: Jacob Magid, Times of Israel, Feb. 1, 2023 –– A letter signed by 169 US liberal Jewish leaders and published Wednesday expressed concern over many of the policies proposed by the new hardline Israeli government.