– Tables turn in Philadelphia as counterprotesters disrupt Kristallnacht hate rally
– Reggie Jackson speaks out against antisemitism
– Michigan Jewish leaders prepare to work with Abdul El-Sayed despite deep concerns
Anti-Israel protesters sought to discourage customers from visiting six Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia on the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Instead, supporters turned out in force, with lines stretching around city blocks and at least one restaurant fearing it would run out of food. The effort to drive diners away appeared to have the opposite effect, bringing even more customers through the doors.
Pro-Palestinian protesters walk with bikers during a boycott ride in Philadelphia. (WTXF)
Jewish Student Union leaders, educators and student activists are giving high school students the tools to confront antisemitism, defend their identities and remain proudly Jewish on campus.
Baseball legend Reggie Jackson compared the surge of antisemitism with the brutal Jim Crow racism he experienced in the segregated South during the 1960s, when separate eateries and bomb threats shaped his minor league career. The Hall of Famer also criticized Philadelphia politicians for remaining silent and called for immediate action: “We have to speak up!”
Michigan’s Jewish community is sharply divided following progressive firebrand Abdul El-Sayed’s historic Senate victory. The CEO of Detroit’s Jewish Federation is preparing to work across party lines, while angry Democratic strategists are warning Jewish voters against supporting a party they say has tolerated antisemitism and pointing to El-Sayed’s strong criticism of Israel.
Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Michigan, attends an election-night event with Michigan Democrats in Detroit. Photographer: Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In the heart of Dubai, history is being presented through a groundbreaking museum founded by Emirati collector Ahmed Obaid Al Mansoori. Inspired by the Abraham Accords, the gallery brings Arabs, Jews and Christians together while honoring the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and the Muslim rescuers who defied Nazi terror.
Tessa Veksler, a former UC Santa Barbara student body president and spokesperson for the Jewish Student Union, is urging young Jews to remain engaged after Election Day. Drawing on her own experiences on campus, she says students should build strong communities centered on Jewish joy, step forward as leaders and stay active regardless of who occupies public office.
“It takes me back to the racism I experienced in the 1960s: signs throughout the South declaring that Black people could be refused service, along with separate ‘white’ and ‘colored’ signs on bathrooms and drinking fountains, ‘no n—s.’ I remember what that hatred looked and felt like. We cannot accept it in any form, directed at any people.” — MLB legend Reggie Jackson on the rise of antisemitism in Philadelphia.
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