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April 8, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://www.jweekly.com/2021/04/02/antisemitism-video-explainer-from-uc-berkeley-aims-to-cool-campus-debate/

New Anti-Semitism Video from Berkeley

(JWeekly) Gabe Stutman - A new video, "Antisemitism in Our Midst: Past and Present," was created by the Antisemitism Education Initiative at UC Berkeley to help combat ignorance of Jewish history and improve the discourse on issues related to Israel. The 11-minute, animated video offers a broad overview of the history of anti-Semitism and is meant as a teaching tool for student groups and diversity and equity administrators. The video explores Jews and race, reiterating that not all Jews are white, neither in America and certainly not in Israel. The false implication "ignores Jews' distinctive ethnic traditions and long history of racial discrimination," and it "associates Jews with privilege in a way that accelerates anti-Semitic stereotypes."

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