Learn from the past, change the future

By Allen Menkin, Christian-Jewish Partnership

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead.

This generation is being subjected to institutionalized, normalized, increasingly violent antisemitism for the first time in its existence, but that is nothing new. The obscene charges and threats sound like an inversion of the Viduy weaponized against us, but we have heard them before.

Mead’s words are a shofar blast in our ears. Tekiah! Wake up! Take responsibility for yourselves! Change your world while you still can!

CAMERA (camera.org) has been doing just that in the media, educational institutions and public square since 1982.

Please join us Nov. 30, 7 p.m. at the Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center as we and our partners at Federation and the Latino Coalition for Israel bring Christians and Jews together to prevent antisemitism in Naples.

It may be chutzpah to believe that we can stand against two thousand years of Jew hatred, but that does not free us of the obligation to try.

There is no charge for the program, but preregistration is required for admission. Go to https://christiansandjewsunitedagainstantisemitism.eventbrite.com.