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[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

National Guardsman: “[I don’t have a lot of experience with the Jewish community, but ever since I got here, a very large Jewish community, I noticed that you guys love us! You bring us cookies, coffee…and stop by just to say hi. @Chabad welcomes us…]”

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

🧵 The Jewish Defense Fund recognizes those allies who have shown solidarity with the Jewish community in the face of rising Antisemitism. Your support is vital, and we are deeply thankful.

Below, we highlight some examples. This is a living thread that will continue to grow. 🙏

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

“You don’t have to be Jewish to support Jewish people.” 🟦 🤍 🟦 - @ohhitssami

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

Israeli MMA fighter Natan Levy is shifting from the ring to the classroom, teaching Jewish communities self-defense amid rising antisemitism, urging training in Krav Maga and martial arts to build confidence and real-world protection skills.

https://t.co/iZ4grHffce

[David Draiman 🟦🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️☮️ @davidmdraiman]

To all my fellow tribe members.

#AmYisraelChai
#ShabbatShalom
#NeverAgain
#Zionist

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

@misfitpatriot_ @davidmdraiman https://t.co/hoJJTUr3lh

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

We mourn the passing of Charlie Kirk (1993-2025), who spoke with clarity about the dangers of Antisemitism:

"Antisemitism is literally a brain cancer..."

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

“United we are blessed and rock...
May the entire Jewish people be comforted. Never Forget, Never Again,
Am Yisrael Chai.” @LenGrunstein

[DOJ Civil Rights Division @CivilRights]

Florida Man Indicted for Attempted Mass Shooting Targeting Jewish Victims

A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has returned an indictment charging a Florida man with federal hate crime and firearm offenses for allegedly attempting a mass shooting targeting Jewish victims because of their race and religion.

🔗: https://t.co/szEEyh9cDM

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Powerful: The Patriots' rookies visited the Stand Up to Jewish Hate Command Center to learn how to fight antisemitism.

Robert Kraft has donated over $100 million to the cause.

Every NFL team needs to take notes.

What a special moment captured 🥹❤️

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

@rich_toronto https://t.co/czGcGes6na

[Jewish Defense Fund @TheDefenseFund]

“You don’t have to be Jewish to support Jewish people.” 🟦 🤍 🟦 - @ohhitssami

[Yossi Farro @FarroYossi]

Beautiful, heartwarming picture.

Leon Rose, president of the New York Knicks, with his 88-year-old father on the court at 2 a.m. on championship night.

A lifelong Jewish Knicks fan, his father spent more than half a century waiting to see the Knicks bring a title back to New York.

And there he is, looking at his son with pure nachas.

Not as a fan celebrating a championship, but as a father bursting with pride.

After decades of waiting, they finally got to experience it together.

[Trisha Posner @trishaposner]

An unpublished U.S. State Department report concludes that Iran, Russia, and China are actively weaponizing antisemitism as a tool of statecraft and influence. I wonder how many of the vile anti-Jewish replies I get to my posts come from foreign bots. Come @elonmusk, please purge X of these foreign hate purveyors.

That means antisemitism is being used increasingly as a political weapon—to divide societies, spread conspiracy theories, destabilize democracies, and manipulate public opinion.

This is what I mean when I say antisemitism is a warning sign of a broader attack on democratic values. The hatred is real but the propaganda is deliberate. And the people funding and amplifying it know exactly what they're doing.

That is why those who think antisemitism does not affect them because they are not Jewish don't realize that they ignore it at their own peril.

#antisemitism

[The AMCHA Initiative @AMCHAInitiative]

Justice Dept expands Harvard antisemitism suit with new allegations of bias against Jewish, Israeli students https://t.co/RDpeJlmk9R

[Yossi Farro @FarroYossi]

One of the greatest VC investments of all time.

Sequoia backed SpaceX when most people thought reusable rockets were science fiction.

Today, that investment is worth $29 Billion.

A huge part of that story is @shaunmmaguire, one of Elon Musk’s strongest supporters and the partner who led Sequoia’s SpaceX investment.

What’s most fascinating? Shaun has said he has no plans to sell.

While others see the IPO as the finish line, he sees it as the end of the first chapter. He believes SpaceX is still incredibly early and that we’ve barely scratched the surface of what’s possible.

Beyond investing, Shaun has become one of the most outspoken and proud Jews in Silicon Valley, standing up for the Jewish people and Israel when many choose to stay silent.

Most people see a massive financial win.

Shaun sees a mission.

A true legend, and I’m proud to know him.

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

Hearing these names read back to back gave me chills:

Barry Diller. Jeffrey Katzenberg. Lloyd Blankfein. Michael Ovitz. Stephen Ross. Bobby Kotick. Irwin Winkler.

When David and I started @BigShotPodcast it was a passion project. Today it's a small but mighty archive of Jewish entrepreneurship, chutzpah, grit, and stories that would otherwise be lost.

I couldn't be prouder.

Shabbat Shalom, friends 🙏

[Gabe Einhorn @EinhornGabe]

Just read these messages and try to tell me antisemitism isn’t real.

And these are just a few examples. I’m not a big time creator or anything, and yet I still get these messages everyday across all social media platforms. So I can’t even imagine what larger influencers and people are facing.

It’s been so normalized to hate Jews that there will be people in these comments that will still argue against it, saying it’s fake, or that this isn’t antisemitism. If you are a normal, sane human being, you can clearly see how disgusting this is. I don’t even know if these people are real or just bots at this point, but we need to do something about this. I think it starts with leading by example, and honestly just not even engaging with these people and giving them the satisfaction.

[The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome @TheMossadIL]

This is why antisemitism is a disease. Great explanation.

[AAGHarmeetDhillon @AAGDhillon]

It is illegal for universities such as UCLA to receive billions of dollars in federal funding while allowing antisemitic violence to persist on campus.

@TheJusticeDept and @CivilRights will continue investigating schools to ensure they provide safe environments for all students.

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

The Jewish former top lawyer of the Toronto District School Board has sued his former employers for an alleged "poisoned and systemically antisemitic environment."

✍️ @mathildaheller
https://t.co/YqnDtACzLx

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

Rocky. Goodfellas. Raging Bull. Wolf of Wall Street. The Irishman. Creed.

Irwin Winkler’s name may not be top billing on the poster. But his fingerprints are all over modern Hollywood.

On the new @bigshotpodcast, we sat down with the invisible architect behind visible culture.

This one is a masterclass in how chutzpah, relentless adaptability and a little bit of luck built Hollywood as we know it.

[Elisha Wiesel @ElishaWiesel]

My father's tenth yartzeit starts tonight. I like that it begins with Maariv. He used to say the Shma with me at bedtime, then tell me fantastic stories of kabalistic angels masquerading as lions.

If you are interested in remembering him with me, please consider...

Good deeds: Listen to someone who needs to be heard; share a kind word to change someone’s life. Or learn with a friend! Study this week’s parsha, or a Chassidic tale or one of my father’s teachings. Share with us in the comments what you're reading, or ask for a recommendation.

Prayer: If you would like to pray but don’t have a regular practice of doing so, you can follow his guidance -- “If the only prayer you say throughout your life is ‘Thank You’, then that will be enough”.

Charity: Please consider following and supporting @eliewieselfdn. We are amplifying young moral voices, fighting hatred in the media, and connecting educational initiatives across the United States and Israel.

Thank you to all who continue his legacy in ways large and small.