AEPi Chapters Advocate for Holocaust Awareness
Chapters of the Jewish Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, also known as AEPi, mobilized for their “We Remember” series in a silent walking campaign to promote Holocaust awareness across the country. Brothers of the fraternity wore the phrase “Never Forget” on their shirts, read names of people killed during the Holocaust, and performed services with their rabbi in support of the campaign.
Several chapters nationwide were the target of antisemitism in the past year, including at Georgia Tech, University of Kansas, and University of Pennsylvania. Despite such horrific incidents, AEPi brothers came together to remember the Holocaust and stand up against antisemitism.
Rockville Community United to #BREAKtheHATE
Nearly 100 members of the Rockville community in New York gathered in front of Congregation B’nai Sholom-Beth David to film a short video which affirmed that Jewish hate and all hate are not welcome in their community.
The video was created as part of a social media campaign called “Break the Hate” which encourages people to stand together against hate online. Each participant in the video received a sheet of paper with the word “HATE” written across it which they were instructed to tear in half, symbolically breaking the chain of hatred. We encourage you to join the movement and share your own video with #BREAKtheHATE.
Miami Mayor Rallies to Clean Up Graffiti
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Federal Judge Roy Altman were among a group who helped clean antisemitic graffiti off a Jewish-owned bagel shop that was vandalized on Monday. The store was vandalized with “free Palestine” and “stop genocide,” and the Israeli-American flag outside the store was torn down and defaced. This incident marked the fourth time this bagel shop has been vandalized in the past eight months. This time Mayor Suarez came out to help clean the graffiti to send a strong message in action and words, stating, “graffiti is not acceptable anywhere, it’s against the law, but in particular when it’s hateful and meant to offend a particular community, one that is a big part of our city.
Nice Jewish Runners
Nice Jewish Runners is a running social group for Jews and non-Jews alike that was created after the sharp increase of antisemitism in the United States following the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7th. The group was created to bring Jewish people together from across many communities and build a safe environment for all. Nice Jewish Runners currently has 16 operating chapters worldwide, including communities in New York, Boston, Toronto, and Tel Aviv. Ezra Feig, the founder of the group told us “I show up every week as a community member not a leader. This community has been so impactful for me through tough times, as much as it has been for everyone that has showed up to run with us.”
Recently, Nice Jewish Runners teamed up with Gay Shabbat to celebrate queer Jewish identities while standing up to Jewish hate, LGBTQ hate, and all hate.
