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Jeffrey R. Cohen
Jeffrey R. Cohen
Feb 25, 2022, 3:40 PM
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I was taken hostage in Colleyville and I’ll never let racism slide again
The sign outside Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas. (Courtesy Jeffrey R. Cohen)
Our attacker had clearly bathed in racist tropes about my community. Ignoring slurs is dangerous: like sticks and stones, words do hurt us
Michael Feldstein
Michael Feldstein
Feb 4, 2022, 11:01 PM
Colleyville … and the Sad Aftermath
Pittsburgh.  Jersey City.  Monsey.  Poway. And now Colleyville. But this time, it was different … and not because, thank God, no one was killed or injured, but because of the various reactions from both the Jewish and non-Jewish communities after this...
Aliyah Jacobson
Aliyah Jacobson
Feb 3, 2022, 5:55 AM
A Jewish Response To The Recent Hostage Situation in Colleyville, Texas
On Jan. 22, a mentally ill Muslim man from Pakistan, Malik Faisal Akram entered Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, interrupting the bar mitzvah service that was taking place. Akram demanded to see his sister, Aaifia Siddique, and took...
Bonnie K. Goodman
Bonnie K. Goodman
Jan 30, 2022, 6:01 PM
Antisemitism in Canada Today
Anti-Semitism in the United States. Source: Wikipedia Commons
Some might want to deny it, but antisemitism is a huge problem for North American Jewry There was an outpouring of support for the North Texas, Colleyville Congregation Beth Israel from all over the world, the Jewish community, political leaders, and...
Sarah Katz
Sarah Katz
Jan 28, 2022, 9:54 PM
The Danger of attributing Diaspora Antisemitism to Zionism
Copyright: ABC News
When a former non-Jewish co-worker shared a 2019 article entitled “Debunking the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitic” following the recent synagogue hostage situation in Texas this past week, I assumed the post to be well-intentioned. Indeed, when he decried...
Bonnie K. Goodman
Bonnie K. Goodman
Jan 28, 2022, 9:51 PM
Antisemitism in the US today
Anti-Semitism in the United States. Source: Wikipedia Commons
Some might want to deny it, but antisemitism is a huge problem for North American Jewry Colleyville attack, Holocaust remembrance, and persistent anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism By Bonnie K. Goodman, BA, MLIS An updated report on the state of anti-Semitism in the world shows...
Bonnie K. Goodman
Bonnie K. Goodman
Jan 28, 2022, 6:45 PM
Colleyville synagogue attack and rising antisemitism
Anti-Semitism in the United States. Source: Wikipedia Commons
Some might want to deny it, but antisemitism is a huge problem for North American Jewry Colleyville attack, Holocaust remembrance, and persistent anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism My heart breaks for the act of antisemitic terrorism at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, but...
Manya Brachear Pashman
Manya Brachear Pashman
Jan 28, 2022, 6:11 PM
Grappling with My Purpose After Colleyville
It’s been more than a week since four hostages were taken at a synagogue in Texas, just two hours from where I spent part of my childhood and adolescence. Hours after the news broke, my mother texted. “Are you watching?”...
Joshua Davidson
Joshua Davidson
Jan 27, 2022, 8:38 AM
Securing the Fortress of Hope
The Jewish community’s enemies have always known where to hurt us.  And as we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the shadow of events in Colleyville, Texas, it is painfully clear that those who would hurt us are out...
Jonathan Jacoby
Jonathan Jacoby
Jan 27, 2022, 8:36 AM
Lessons from Colleyville on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
77 years ago, my mother was liberated from Auschwitz-Birkenau. Growing up as a child of survivors, we did not need an International Holocaust Remembrance Day as a reminder of that harrowing chapter of Jewish history. I have spent years understanding...
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