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Combating Bigotry & Hate

At the end of the day, the hater and the racist—and the fool who believes these two—are deeply troubled souls.

Defiant resolve in the face of adversity and hate—this is what connects Jews today with the Jews of yesteryear. It is this we celebrate on Hanukkah.

“Hate is a danger to everyone—and so fighting it must be a job for everyone.”

“A Muslim can’t wake up in the morning and say, ‘You know, I’m going to take the day off from Islamophobia.’”

In short, Muslim women, children, Blacks and Asians are the targets of choice for bullies and criminals.

As of a 1938 poll, two-thirds of Americans feel the persecution “has been partly or entirely the Jews’ own fault.”

Groups do not bleed. Generalities do not bleed. People do.

“Am I anybody without basketball? Am I still myself?”

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