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A
message from Bend the Arc and Jewish educator Raven Schwam-Curtis —
watch the video here.
Friend,
Seven years ago, the deadliest act of antisemitic violence in
American history took the lives of 11 beloved Jewish community members
in Pittsburgh.
As we mark today’s yahrzeit, my prayer is that we
continue to work together for a country where every person can live
with freedom, safety, and belonging — no matter how we pray, what we
look like, or where we come from.
We explain in our new video how the antisemitic, anti-immigrant,
and racist lies spread by Trump and MAGA politicians motivated the
shooter in 2018, and continue to pose a threat to our collective
safety today.
We
recorded this video with our friend and Jewish educator Raven
Schwam-Curtis to explain more.
While we must fight antisemitism wherever we see it, I have deep
clarity that the greatest threats to Jewish safety in the U.S. today
are Trump and the Republican party. At Bend the Arc, our work to
defeat their hateful movement is rooted in love for our families, our
neighbors, and our futures.
But we can’t do it alone. The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting is one
of the clearest examples we have of how — as Jews, immigrants, people
of color, and allies — our fights for safety are intertwined.
We knew then and we know now that our safety lies in
solidarity. Our opposition will use every tactic to try to
pull apart our pro-democracy movement, from smokescreen antisemitism
to anti-Muslim bigotry and racism. We must see through these attempts
and stay in coalition (even across disagreement) to win the future we
dream of.
As Raven shares in the video, “May the memories of our
mishpacha be a blessing, and a catalyst for the solidarity
required for safety and equity.”
Watch
and share our new video marking the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
yahrzeit here.
In mourning and eternal hope,
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