Wikipedia is erasing the Jewish story

You may not think of Wikipedia as a battlefield, but it is. And right now, Jewish identity, history, and truth are under attack on one of the most influential platforms on the internet.

Wikipedia is the world’s encyclopedia. It shows up first on Google. It shapes perceptions, especially for those who are unfamiliar with the Jewish story firsthand. And yet, Wikipedia’s volunteer editors are actively removing balanced sources and replacing them with propaganda.

Just last week, it was revealed that editors rejected factual, carefully sourced updates from mainstream Jewish and Israeli organizations, while citing Electronic Intifada, a publication known for publishing antisemitic conspiracy theories as a credible source.

Let me say that again: they deleted history backed by Jewish scholars and replaced it with material from a site that has cheered the October 7 massacre and justifies the murder of Jews.

This is not a glitch. It’s a warning.

What happens when Jewish facts are dismissed as bias, but Hamas propaganda is treated as truth? What happens when Jewish organizations are labeled “not reliable,” while sites that openly call for Jewish destruction are given editorial authority? We lose our voice. We lose our story. If we’re not careful, we’ll lose our legacy. When Jews are erased from the narrative, danger follows.

At Jewish Future Promise, we’re not just about financial giving, we’re about legacy: protecting Jewish identity, memory, and values for generations to come. What you leave behind isn’t only measured in dollars. It’s measured in truth. And if that truth disappears from our history books, or the pages of Wikipedia, we fail the generations who come after us.

We need to stop being polite about this.

Wikipedia isn’t just a website; it’s a weapon in the war over reality. And the people who are rewriting that reality are counting on our silence. They’re counting on us to walk away, and to stay in our philanthropic lane, to leave the fight for “others.” But this is our fight. Because if we don’t protect our story, no one else will.

This is not about silencing dissent or stifling debate. It’s about ensuring that Jewish people are not treated as second-class truth-tellers on the world’s largest information platform.

If Wikipedia editors are allowed to scrub Jewish sources from Jewish topics, we have a problem that’s bigger than one page or one article. We have a digital pogrom, an intellectual cleansing of the facts that affirm our people’s right to exist, to grieve, to defend ourselves, and to be believed.

We cannot let it stand.

We need Jewish institutions to train volunteers to challenge false edits, submit accurate citations, and push for accountability from Wikipedia leadership.

We need Jewish donors and leaders to recognize that digital legacy is a form of legacy. We need parents and educators to teach our kids that if they don’t tell their story, someone else will, wrongly. And we need every Jewish voice that sees this outrage to say something. Loudly.

Because when the Jewish narrative is being erased online, the response can’t just be an op-ed. It has to be a movement. We’re not just fighting for accurate citations; we’re fighting for the soul of our future.

Let’s reclaim it.