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@reformrabbis.bsky.social

The CCAR joined a coalition with thejcpa.bsky.social @the-rac.bsky.social and @reformjudaism.bsky.social to issue a statement to make clear: our community’s real concerns about antisemitism should not be used to undermine democratic norms and institutions.

• Read the statement: ccar.co/jewishsafety

April 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Rebelwheels NYC (Michele Sommerstein)

@rebelwheelsnyc.bsky.social

"It is impossible (for anyone) to achieve safety via oppression."

I wrote a poem about Zionism & Palestine back in May 2024, & this line popped into my head again
rebelwheelsnycpoetry.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/r...

#NotInMyName #NeverAgainMeansNeverAgainForAll #FreePalestine #JewishSafety #Art

protest graphic. rectangle. white background. the font of the main text has a punk artsy aesthetic. each letter has it's own shape behind it and varies in size in style as if someone cut out the letters individually from a magazine/newspaper and arranged them. the main text reads: "it is impossible to achieve safety via oppression" underneath the word oppression and towards the right is the text, black, typewriter font " (*eyes Zionism*). The last text is the bottom towards the right in an italicized bold font that's a bit rounded and it reads "real safety is all the marginalized people united" in the lower left hand corner in a very faded gray "@ rebel wheels NYC " (but with no spaces

August 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM

Brian Phillips, CRS

@themobilebroker.bsky.social

How can a movement claim to protect the marginalized—and ignore antisemitism in its own ranks? Debra Messing’s searing essay challenges progressives to confront a painful blind spot. Selective empathy isn’t solidarity. Silence and inaction equal complicity. 🕊️
🔗 t.ly/X8Bbi
#JewishSafety

July 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Citizen Portal News California

@citizenptnewsca.bsky.social

Residents of Davis are speaking out about rising hostility toward Jewish individuals, citing alarming incidents from local protests that demand urgent attention.

Read the full story

#DavisYoloCounty #CA #JewishSafety #DavisCommunity #CitizenPortal #HateIncidents #CommunityTensions

Residents testify about campus and community tensions, commission hears repeated claims of antisemitic incidents

Multiple public commenters told the commission that Jewish students and residents face hostility and cited recent campus and park protests; commissioners heard competing perspectives and said they would pursue ways to surface incidents without prejudging allegations.

citizenportal.ai

September 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM

UM LEGACY PRESS LTD

@umlegacypress.com

Netanyahu accuses New York’s Mamdani of making Jews feel ‘unsafe’: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will still attend the United Nations General Assembly in September despite claiming the “rhetoric” of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making Jews feel “unsafe” in the city.…

Netanyahu accuses New York’s Mamdani of making Jews feel ‘unsafe’: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will still attend the United Nations General Assembly in September despite claiming the “rhetoric” of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making Jews feel “unsafe” in the city. #Netanyahu #Mamdani #UNGeneralAssembly #JewishSafety #NewYorkPolitics

umlegacypressqsefc.com

July 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM

Evil Jake

@eviljake.bsky.social

Fun Fact: Mamdani’s early favorability ratings are the lowest of any NYC mayor since they started recording.

#Mamdani #NYC #NewYorkCity #NYCPolitics #NYCMayor #Polls #MaristPoll #Antisemitism #JewishSafety #Accountability

July 24, 2026 at 3:07 PM

Jewish Virtual Library (JVL)

@aice-jvl.bsky.social

Jews remain the number one target of religious hate crimes in the U.S. according to FBI data. No other group comes close.

See the full stats:
🔗 www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/statistics-o...

#Antisemitism #HateCrimes #FBI #JewishSafety #ReligiousHate #JVL

August 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Evil Jake

@eviljake.bsky.social

F*cked Fact: The Pasadena Jewish Temple that burned in the wildfires was just vandalized.

Anyone sensing a pattern yet?

#StopJewishHate #Antisemitism #HateHasConsequences #JewishSafety #Wildfires #CaliforniaNews #WakeUp

January 13, 2026 at 12:19 PM

Evil Jake

@eviljake.bsky.social

F*cked Fact: Mamdani’s first moves in office included officially lowering the bar on antisemitism from the Obama State Department definition that called his own views antisemitic

#Antisemitism #IHRA #JewishSafety #PoliticalAccountability #FactsMatter #NYCPolitics #CallItWhatItIs

January 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM

Jon Liedtke

@jonliedtke.bsky.social

We must confront antisemitism head-on before it's too late.
Full piece by me linked below 👇

#JewishSafety #StopHate #Canada

jonliedtke.ca/2025/12/20/i...