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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I asked a similar question on a now-deleted thread. Both of the comments here raise the issue of whether or not people who are not Jewish are aware of an increase in anti-semitism.  I am not Jewish. What would you like people who are not Jewish to do to indicate concern and support?

I’m asking this as an individual, although if anyone has ideas that are better addressed by a collective organization, that would be instructive as well. I can speak directly with Jewish friends about these issues, but beyond that , how would I/we best indicate in more general ways that these concern are, indeed,  on our “radar”?  [/quote]
OP here. I really appreciate this question and I'll preface my answer by saying that what would make me feel supported might not make others feel supported. I have a friend, for example, who really wants his non-Jewish friends to post condemnations of antisemitism on Facebook, the same way they post support for BLM and condemnations of violence against Asians, or post a blue square on Instagram like the black squares for George Floyd. I'm not opposed to that, if that's something you're into, but it means more to me personally when people reach out directly. I'd love to hear from my non-Jewish friends and family, something like, "Hey, I saw in the news that Jews were being beaten in the streets and I just wanted to make sure you're ok."

I'd also really appreciate it if my anti-Zionist friends would condemn violence against Jews, since it's being done in the name of Palestinian rights, when really it's just targeting Jews for being Jews. It's not like they're asking the Jews they're beating if they are Israeli or if they are Zionist.

And this is harder to do with all the closures and limitations during Covid, but after the Tree of Life massacre, different religious groups organized their members to attend a Shabbat service at my synagogue and at others in the region, to show solidarity. I really appreciated seeing our neighbors from the local mosque and Catholic and Presbyterian churches show up at our service to show their support for us.[/quote]

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