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Hillary Zaer-Goldberg

Oct 7, 2024, 9:08 PM

Am Yisrael Chai: Resilience and Resolve in the Face of Hate

It's been a year since October 7, 2023, a date etched into our collective memory, marked by horror, disbelief, and a searing pain that can never quite be put into words. I know, because I've tried, again and again,...

Sep 9, 2024, 11:11 PM

Canceled for Conscience- Voices Against Silence

I’ve been canceled. Not for some reckless act of hate or cruelty, but for doing what I have always done, speaking up, this time for the Jewish community. For certain voices, that was all it took. I spoke out against...

Aug 18, 2024, 9:02 PM

Outrage in 2024: How Did We Get Here?

It’s 2024, and a university had to be told by a judge that they cannot have a “No Jews Allowed” area on their campus. Let that sink in. In a country that prides itself on being a beacon of...

Aug 11, 2024, 10:16 PM

Rising Against Betrayal: For Such a Time as This

In a time when moral clarity should guide us, condemning Hamas for its savage and unprovoked attack wasn’t just necessary—it was a moral imperative. The brutality of that day continues to be met with denial, justification, blame, and silence....

Jul 14, 2024, 5:39 PM

Be Brave: Condemn the Antisemitism at the Protests

The Holocaust didn’t start with the gas chambers. The Holocaust began with blaming the Jews for the bad economy, blaming the Jews for the result of a war, and blaming the Jews for the misfortune of others. The Holocaust...

Jun 27, 2024, 8:25 AM

Words Matter: IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

On Monday, June 17th, the New Jersey Senate’s State Government Committee held a hearing to consider a bill that would accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. The meeting was held online, in response to concerns about...

About Me

Hillary Goldberg of Teaneck, NJ, also Councilwoman Hillary Goldberg. She writes as an individual. Her Jewish identity was something she always took seriously and personally. She never considered herself religious, but her Jewish identity was her love for Israel. She is the granddaughter of recipients of the Prime Minister Award, and Jews who believed in cultivating a Jewish life in the diaspora and always remember where their heart is.