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The Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut has determined that it would be beneficial to our entire community if the Federation were to issue a response to the recent mass dissemination of hateful information targeting the Jewish community.

Hatred of Jews in U.S. – National Threat Priority

A message from Focus Project entitled “Hatred of Jews in the U.S. – National Threat Priority”. It provides, among other things, talking points, actions to consider, stories making the news and suggested social media posts.

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Antisemitism Uncovered

Antisemitism Uncovered: A Guide to Old Myths in a New Era is a comprehensive resource with historical context, fact-based descriptions of prevalent antisemitic myths, contemporary examples and calls-to-action for addressing this hate.

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Antisemitism and Its Impacts

What Is Antisemitism?

Antisemitism is anti-Jewish prejudice, discrimination, hatred, hostility, violence, or oppression.

What Forms Does Antisemitism Take and Where Does It Show Up?

Because humans often divide our societies into “in” groups and “out” groups, and because we often b…

JFNA Response on Ye's most recent antisemitic comments

Along with the entire Jewish community, as well as all Americans who say no to hate, we share these words from our partners at Jewish Federations of North America about the outrageous comments from Ye. He has 32 million followers on social media. Words like these from him and others will lea…

Southbury Is the Latest Community Targeted With Supremacist Literature

 A Connecticut NBC article describing the dissemination of White Supremacist literature in Southbury, marking the eighth town in Connecticut to be targeted. The article also includes remarks from residents noting how this kind of hatred has no place in Southbury. To view this article please…