Jeff Mendelsohn

[Jeff Mendelsohn @alamojeff]

Beautifully said, and an important reminder in these trying times.

[Elisha Wiesel @ElishaWiesel]

My father raised me with Jewish observance. Shma at night, Kiddush on Friday night. But the earliest memories I have of reading a sacred text with my father aren't of Genesis, or the Exodus from Egypt, or even of my Bar Mitzvah parsha.

They're of reading the Declaration of Independence with him every July 4th.

He would read them aloud with the same musical, passionate voice that compelled the attention of listeners at state affairs or class day ceremonies. We were a small family of four, often in those early years with another family we were close to, but we felt like a jury listening to the case that he was making in the highest of courts.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal!" he would insist, his eyes meeting ours -- and then pause, waiting to see if any of us would dare to challenge him. I didn't understand many of the specific accusations that the Founding Fathers were laying at Britain's feet, but I knew by the end that my father believed America had the protection of divine Providence, and that he pledged his life, fortune and honor to this country that had taken him in, that had given him a home when he was stateless.

To our fellow Americans, Shabbat Shalom and happy 250th anniversary of these blessed United States of America.

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

“We are deeply disappointed to learn that a well-intentioned donation from one of our donor-advised funds was declined… as it was made by a compassionate donor inspired by their work addressing food insecurity,” said @JewishBayArea CEO Joy Sisisky https://t.co/QCFJxZLnG0

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

“Antisemites today directly attack notions of Jewish peoplehood, both in Israel and today; Cardinal Cupich made clear that these attacks defy the teachings of the largest religious community in the world.” Read more from Yehiel Poupko & Rabbi Josh Stanton https://t.co/0sCN9krMKI

[Jeff Mendelsohn @alamojeff]

Oppose this myopic attack on the US-Israel relationship.

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

Security assistance to Israel is a cornerstone of the U.S.-Israel relationship and a critical component of our shared security partnership. Take a moment to ask your Representatives to reject efforts to undermine this longstanding commitment: https://t.co/wcDIz6MGfT

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

“[The Jewish American Security Act] is vital, given the challenges we face and it’s vital for every Jewish community around the country,” said Gil Preuss, CEO of @JFGW. https://t.co/e36qfaOtzE

[Kaye @KayeSteinsapir]

This should be widely read. I’ve been trying to explain to some of my non-Jewish friends why @NYCMayor is dangerous for American Jews. Many of us saw it from the beginning, and it will only become more apparent.

How does anyone who cares about social justice and equal rights under the law think it’s ok for Mamdani to suggest American Jews are “monsters” for exercising the same rights to lobby the US government that every other American has?

Mamdani is “othering” American Jews, questioning our patriotism, and blatantly dehumanizing us.

Why is a US city mayor constantly speaking about about a tiny foreign country that’s over 5k miles away 🤨? The US city with the largest Jewish population. Whom he pretends to support, along with a phony smile, if they’re “the right kind” of Jew.

It echoes back to a dark chapter in history. The Jews have always been the canary in the coal mine, signaling a sick society that devalues individual rights and oppresses minorities. It never ends with us. It won’t this time. @KathyHochul

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

“The only way to counter the actions of those who aim to sow fear and chaos is to get out there and do Jewish and be Jewish and celebrate joyful occasions and commemorate non-joyful occasions." - Eileen Freed, CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor https://t.co/k8tlPgcxQC

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

"It's not a matter of your rights under the First Amendment, it's a matter of making moral and ethical decisions," said Steven Schwersky, president of the Jewish Federation of Florida's Gulf Coast. https://t.co/Xz61JLqXwu

[Jeff Mendelsohn @alamojeff]

Very well said.

[Eileen Filler-Corn @EFillerCorn]

Increasingly, support for Israel has become subject to political litmus tests in some corners of Democratic politics, while antisemitism is too often excused, minimized, or ignored.

Zionism did not emerge from privilege or power. It grew out of centuries of persecution, expulsions, pogroms, inquisitions, and the repeated denial of the Jewish people’s right to live safely and freely. It was never about conquest. It was about self-determination, security, and survival in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.

To characterize Zionism as colonialism is to disregard both Jewish history and the reality that Jews have maintained a continuous connection to the land of Israel for thousands of years.

For more than 75 years, Israelis have lived under the constant threat of terrorism, war, and those who openly seek the destruction of the Jewish state. Any honest conversation about the conflict must begin with that reality. And must also acknowledge the horrors of October 7.

More than 1,200 people were murdered. Hundreds were kidnapped and taken hostage. Families were slaughtered in their homes. Men, women, children, and the elderly were brutally attacked.
There are documented acts of torture, sexual violence, and unspeakable brutality. Entire families were burned alive. People were targeted not because of anything they had done, but because they were Jews and because they lived in Israel.

When discussions of this conflict minimize, excuse, or ignore these atrocities, they fail to recognize the trauma that Israelis and Jews around the world continue to carry. A commitment to human rights and human dignity requires acknowledging these horrors, condemning them unequivocally, and rejecting any effort to justify or rationalize them.

We can and should debate policies, governments, and leaders. But criticism of Israel that ignores Jewish history, dismisses Jewish self-determination, or holds the Jewish state to standards NOT applied to any other nation raises serious concerns.

At a time when antisemitism is rising at alarming levels, we should be working to combat hatred and misinformation, not amplifying narratives that erase Jewish history, deny Jewish self-determination, or contribute to the isolation of the world’s only Jewish state!

Antisemitism is antisemitism. It should never be tolerated, excused, minimized, or normalized, regardless of whether it comes from the political left, the political right, or anywhere in between.

https://t.co/8AedPZfJoU

[Eileen Filler-Corn @EFillerCorn]

Increasingly, support for Israel has become subject to political litmus tests in some corners of Democratic politics, while antisemitism is too often excused, minimized, or ignored.

Zionism did not emerge from privilege or power. It grew out of centuries of persecution, expulsions, pogroms, inquisitions, and the repeated denial of the Jewish people’s right to live safely and freely. It was never about conquest. It was about self-determination, security, and survival in the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people.

To characterize Zionism as colonialism is to disregard both Jewish history and the reality that Jews have maintained a continuous connection to the land of Israel for thousands of years.

For more than 75 years, Israelis have lived under the constant threat of terrorism, war, and those who openly seek the destruction of the Jewish state. Any honest conversation about the conflict must begin with that reality. And must also acknowledge the horrors of October 7.

More than 1,200 people were murdered. Hundreds were kidnapped and taken hostage. Families were slaughtered in their homes. Men, women, children, and the elderly were brutally attacked.
There are documented acts of torture, sexual violence, and unspeakable brutality. Entire families were burned alive. People were targeted not because of anything they had done, but because they were Jews and because they lived in Israel.

When discussions of this conflict minimize, excuse, or ignore these atrocities, they fail to recognize the trauma that Israelis and Jews around the world continue to carry. A commitment to human rights and human dignity requires acknowledging these horrors, condemning them unequivocally, and rejecting any effort to justify or rationalize them.

We can and should debate policies, governments, and leaders. But criticism of Israel that ignores Jewish history, dismisses Jewish self-determination, or holds the Jewish state to standards NOT applied to any other nation raises serious concerns.

At a time when antisemitism is rising at alarming levels, we should be working to combat hatred and misinformation, not amplifying narratives that erase Jewish history, deny Jewish self-determination, or contribute to the isolation of the world’s only Jewish state!

Antisemitism is antisemitism. It should never be tolerated, excused, minimized, or normalized, regardless of whether it comes from the political left, the political right, or anywhere in between.

https://t.co/8AedPZfJoU

[Jewish Insider @jewishinsider]

“We are seeing calls to fire Jewish doctors, the praising of terrorist groups in and outside of clinical settings, the refusal to treat patients because of their faith, national origin or Zionist identity, and the demand that Jewish colleagues renounce Israel as a condition of workplace acceptance," Eveline Shekhman, said at a House Education & Workforce subcommittee hearing.

"This is antisemitism," said Shekhman, CEO of the American Jewish Medical Association. "This is discrimination, and it is a distraction. It has no place in medicine.”

Read our full coverage: https://t.co/4Mr6H0XAo3

[Wendy Davis @wendydavis]

Please give your support to @johnnygarciatx - we cannot have a Republican puppet (propped up by a shady R superpac) as our Democratic nominee. We can win this seat and deny Trump his U.S. House majority. But we’ve got to get behind Johnny to do it.

[Neera Tanden🌻 @neeratanden]

I am voting for McDuffie because I think blue cities need to be governed well, JLG's policies will more likely than McDuffie's raise crime, and Trump would weaponize that against Dems everywhere. My fellow DCers, don't sleepwalk into this

[Jeff Mendelsohn @alamojeff]

@texasdemocrats Thank you for standing up against #antisemitism!

[NBC News @NBCNews]

Police in London are investigating what appears to be an arson attack on several ambulances from a Jewish volunteer service, saying they are treating it as an antisemitic hate crime. https://t.co/LBVg8zsGq0

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

“Protective buffer zones are already in place in other parts of Canada, and all Manitobans should enjoy the same protections,” said @JewishWinnipeg CEO Jeff Lieberman of the proposed bylaw. https://t.co/oeSyrwDu3C

[The Jewish Federations of North America @jfederations]

“We call on our community and allies to continue making it clear that antisemitism and hate have no place in Greater Washington,” read the statement from @JFGW https://t.co/vL5ksbQzg8

[JCRC of Greater DC @JCRCgw]

Our CEO Ron Halber spoke with Fox 5 today about the latest incident of anti-Zionist and antisemitic graffiti outside Shaare Tefila Congregation in Olney.

[Jeff Mendelsohn @alamojeff]

Take a moment to thank the National Review for its moral clarity in standing up to antisemitism.
https://t.co/ret8KOQCne

[Jeff Mendelsohn @alamojeff]

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