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Mayor Wu, Governor Healy, and others speak at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston's "Face Jewish Hate" campaign launch. The goal of the launch is to raise public awareness against an alarming rise in antisemitism.
A
And
welcome
my
name
is
Sarah
Abramson
I'm,
the
senior
vice
president
of
combined
Jewish
philanthropies,
overseeing
strategy
and
impact,
and
it
is
my
distinct
pleasure
to
welcome
you
here
today
on
behalf
of
cjp
and
the
foundation
to
combat
anti-Semitism.
I
will
be
moderating
today,
and
it
is
my
distinct
pleasure
to
call
up
our
president
and
CEO
Rabbi
Mark
Baker,
to
kick
us
off.
B
Thank
you
good
morning.
My
name
is
Rabbi
Mark
Baker
president
and
CEO
of
combined
Jewish
philanthropies
of
greater
Boston.
I
am
incredibly
proud
to
be
here
today
to
Launch
cjp's,
face
Jewish
hate
campaign
and
our
action
Hub
faced
Jewish
hate.org
in
close
partnership
with
the
foundation
to
combat
anti-Semitism
and
our
dear
friend
Robert
Kraft,.
B
As
a
fourth
generation,
Bostonian,
I,
have
to
say,
I
can't
think
of
a
more
fitting
place
to
launch
this
campaign
than
right
here
at
the
Garden.
After
yesterday's
incredible
win
by
the
Boston
Celtics
yesterday
we
saw
the
indomitable
Spirit
of
Boston
Sports
and
we're
all
hoping
that
that
spirit
will
carry
through
to
this
campaign.
B
B
Here
in
Massachusetts,
in
my
family's
hometown
of
four
generations,
we've
seen
a
40
percent
increase
in
anti-semitic
incidents
in
Acts
of
hatred
toward
Jewish
people.
This
is
simply
outrageous
and
we're
here
today,
because
we
must
face
the
reality
that
this
ancient
hatred
is
still
alive
today,
even
right
here
in
our
hometown
to
Faith
Jewish
hate,
we
must
Face
the
People,
the
human
beings,
the
proud
and
courageous
members
of
our
Jewish
Community
who've
come
forward
to
share
their
stories
as
part
of
this
campaign,
some
of
whom
are
here
today.
Thank
you
all
for
your
courage.
B
This
campaign
tells
the
human
Story
the
real
impact
that
hate
has
on
our
friends
and
our
neighbors.
We
are
amplifying
the
groundbreaking
work
of
foundation
to
combat
anti-semitism's
National
stand
up
to
Jewish
hate
Campaign,
which
is
already
in
educating
and
mobilizing
people
around
the
country
and
around
the
world.
This
campaign
is
also
about
action.
That's
why
today
cjp
is
proud
to
launch
a
robust
resource,
Hub
faithjewishate.org,
to
empower
community
members
to
learn
more
to
report
incidents
and
to
share
resources.
B
If
you
do
one
thing
today,
I
encourage
you
to
visit
our
website
and
begin
to
take
action
and
at
a
time
of
rising
hate
and
targeting
of
other
marginalized
communities
as
well.
We
and
our
partners
in
the
Jewish
Community
are
proud
to
stand
here
today
with
allies
and
leaders
from
across
Greater
Boston
government,
Faith
communities,
law
enforcement,
sports
teams
and
beyond.
Your
voices
and
participation
in
this
campaign,
give
us
hope
and
inspiration.
B
We
will
always
stand
with
you,
our
allies,
and
we
are
so
grateful
to
you
for
standing
with
us
to
face
this
hatred
and
all
hatred
head
on.
Thank
you
to
every
person
who
speaks
up
and
stands
up.
That
is
what
this
moment
calls
for.
That's
what
this
campaign
is
all
about,
and
now
I'm
pleased
to
introduce
my
colleague,
Dr
Sarah,
Abramson
senior,
vice
president
of
strategy
and
impact
for
cjp,
who
will
take
us
through
today's
program.
A
C
C
So
I
want
to
begin
by
thanking
Rabbi,
Baker
and
cjp
members
of
the
faith
community,
who
are
here:
Treasurer,
Goldberg
attorney
general
Campbell,
our
teammates
in
state
government
marwoo
and
her
incredible
team,
the
city
of
Boston
Rabbi
fish
and
the
ADL
Jeremy
and
all
of
jcrc
and,
of
course,
our
friend
Robert
Kraft
and
the
craft
family
for
your
support
in
so
many
ways
on
so
many
issues
that
have
a
real
impact
on
people's
lives
here
in
Massachusetts
and
around
the
country
and
your
commitment
and
your
voice
I,
remember
watching
you
on
a
national
television
program
a
while
back,
and
it
was
very
powerful,
I
think
for
people
to
see
you
speaking
out
on
this
issue
and
it's
it's
wonderful
that
you've
helped
bring
it
home
here
to
Massachusetts
and
I.
C
Look
forward
to
continuing
to
find
ways
to
partner
and
support
would
support.
You
and,
and
all
of
our
all
of
our
teammates
in
this
effort
here
today,
I'm
here
and
we're
all
here
together,
United
to
back
this
powerful
campaign,
because
we
want
to
send
a
message,
a
message
that
Massachusetts
stands
with
the
Jewish
community
and
stands
against
anti-Semitism
and
hate
and
hate
in
all
forms.
C
We
all
agree,
it's
critically
important,
to
send
this
message
at
this
time.
There's
no
doubt
as
Rabbi
baker
said
that
anti-Semitism
has
been
on
the
rise.
The
ADL
has
documented
it
I
know
we
tracked
it
and
A.G
Campbell
continues
to
track
it.
In
the
Attorney
General's
office,
hate
has
been
on
the
March
and
Jewish
members
of
our
community
have
been
victimized
and
we
must
say
no
more.
The.
C
C
And
if
these
Brave
folks
can
step
forward
and
share
their
stories,
then
all
of
us
can
play
a
part.
Now,
as
attorney
general
I
worked
closely
with
victims
of
hate
crimes
and
the
great
organizations
represented
here
today.
Last
year
we
mobilized
an
educational
campaign
in
our
schools.
We
issued
guidance
on
how
to
respond
to
hateful
language.
C
We
actually
held
a
Statewide
conference
right
here
at
the
Garden,
with
all
of
our
schools
and
our
professional
sports
teams
represented
on
this
issue,
because
we
are
committed
to
continuing
this
work
across
government
and
the
community,
and
these
are
Partnerships
that
I
value
and
I
draw
on
as
your
Governor.
It's
this
Unity
that
enables
Massachusetts
to
step
forward
as
a
leader
in
our
fight
to
Stamp
Out
anti-semitism.
C
Massachusetts
is
a
commonwealth.
I've
said
that
before
we
are
a
commonwealth,
that
is
to
mean
something
we
believe
that
our
Destinies
are
intertwined.
We
believe
that
what
hurts
one
of
us
hurts
all
of
us
and
we
believe
that
when
we
link
arms
and
stand
together,
we
get
stronger.
We
have
each
other's
backs.
C
That's
what
members
of
the
Jewish
Community
have
taught
us
among
so
many
other
things.
This
is
a
community
that
understands
what
hateful
language
and
ideas
can
lead
to
in
the
most
profound
of
ways.
This
is
a
community
that
has
fought
and
continues
to
fight
for
civil
rights
of
all
people,
recognizing
the
intersectionality
and
the
opportunity
that
exists
with
that
intersectionality.
If
we
come
with
the
requisite
empathy
and
heart
and
compassion,
so
in
Massachusetts
we
Embrace
those
values,
we
respond
to
hate
collectively
as
allies
and
as
a
community.
C
We
never
ever
want
the
Jewish
Community
to
feel
they
are
alone.
We
want
everyone,
especially
our
young
people,
to
know
that
across
this
state
in
every
city
and
town
you
can
be,
who
you
are.
You
can
practice
the
religion
that
you
wish
to
practice.
You
can
love
who
you
love,
no
matter,
your
socioeconomic
status,
your
race,
your
ethnicity,
what
language
is
spoken
at
home.
C
So
again,
thank
you
all
for
the
continued
commitment
to
partnership
and
Unity.
Thank
you
to
Robert
and
his
family
for
continuing
to
find
ways
to
support
these
important
efforts
and
I
look
forward
to
doing
whatever
I
can
through
our
Healey
Driscoll
Administration
on
this
front.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
so
much
Governor.
We
so
appreciate
it
and
Cardinal
O'malley.
Thank
you
for
joining
us
today.
We
are
so
deeply
grateful
to
have
you.
You
have
been
a
partner
to
the
Jewish
community
in
Boston
for
many
many
many
years
and
just
recently
at
cjp
and
to
our
other
organizational
Partners.
You
reached
out
personally
to
ask
how
you
could
support
our
community
in
a
time
of
need.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
and
we
would
love
to
invite
you
up
to
say
a
few
words
foreign.
D
Good
morning,
everyone,
my
dear
friends,
it's
a
great
privilege
to
be
here
with
you
today
and
just
a
few
weeks
ago
we
had
a
meeting
at
the
Cathedral
of
a
number
of
Jewish
leaders
from
the
community,
because
we
wanted
to
plan
on
an
event
that
could
bring
Catholics
and
Jews
together
during
the
pandemic.
We've
not
had
many
opportunities
to
do
that
and
it
was
a
wonderful
meeting,
but
it
was
very
distressing
to
hear
the
testimony
of
the
various
Jewish
leaders.
D
Talking
about
this
Resurgence
of
anti-Semitism
in
our
country
and
in
our
world
and
I
was
horrified
to
hear
about
how
they
have
to
have
their
services,
with
doors,
locked
and
all
kinds
of
security
and
cameras
and
armed
guards,
and
it
racism
and
anti-Semitism
have
always
been
the
original
sins
of
our
country.
And
but
we
must
never
let
our
guard
down
as
a
Catholic
as
Christians
we're
very
proud
of
our
common
Heritage.
The
church
is
the
daughter
of
the
synagogue,
Jesus
Mary,
the
apostles.
All
of
our
early
saints
were
Jewish.
D
The
Holy
Father
recently
wrote
a
beautiful
encyclical
called
fratellituti,
which
means
brothers
and
sisters
all,
and
he
uses
that
phrase
from
Saint
Francis
of
Assisi,
who
saw
his
mission
as
being
a
universal
brother,
calling
people
together
in
one
family.
This
is
our
strength,
so
I'm
so
happy
to
see
that
so
many
people
have
come
together
today
and
we're
delighted
to
be
a
part
of
Robert
Craft's
initiative
and
that
of
the
Jewish
leaders
of
our
own
Community
to
fight
this
terrible
cancer.
D
Racism
and
anti-semitism
are
hereditary.
Diseases
they're
passed
from
one
generation
to
another.
We
must
work
together
to
find
a
cure
and
that
cure
is
changing
the
crowd
of
individualistic
selfish
people
into
a
community
where
people
take
care
of
each
other,
forgive
each
other
care
for
each
other,
help
each
other,
and
that's
what
makes
a
strong
world
and
that's
what
makes
us
really
children
of
God
living
our
vocation
to,
as
the
Jewish
people
say,
take
to
repair
the
world.
The
world
will
be
repaired
only
when
we
come
together
as
a
family.
A
Cardinal,
we
feel
your
words
in
our
heart
when
we
think
about
building
community
at
cjp.
We
come
to
work
every
day
to
make
all
of
our
worlds
a
better
place,
and
we
do
so
in
a
building
called
The
Craft
family
building,
just
a
few
blocks
from
here
and
for
me.
I
work
on
the
seventh
floor
and
every
day,
I
pass
a
picture
of
Harry
craft
of
blessed
memory,
father
of
Mr
Robert
Kraft,
and
it
is
a
library
of
learning
on
the
seventh
floor
where
we
learn.
A
But
then
we
come
out
into
the
streets
to
take
action,
and
that
is
why
it
is
a
distinct
pleasure
for
us
at
cjp
to
welcome
a
mentor
to
all
of
us,
Mr
Robert,
Kraft,
chairman
and
CEO
of
The
Craft
group,
and
also
the
president
of
the
foundation
to
combat
anti-Semitism
and
its
founder.
We
are
so
grateful
to
you
for
being
here
today.
E
Thank
you
very
much
and
thank
you.
Cardinal
O'malley,
for
your
kind
words
and
your
support
having
you
here
today
is
very
important
and
very
symbolic
for
what
this
country
is
about
and,
in
that
same
spirit,
I,
say
having
Governor
Healy
of
Massachusetts,
the
first
elected
woman
in
LGBT,
governor
Andrea
Campbell,
our
first
black
Attorney
General
Cardinal
O'malley,
the
Archbishop
of
the
Archdiocese
of
Boston
Debbie
Goldberg,
the
first
Jewish
elected
woman,
Statewide
office
holder
since
I've,
actually
known
since
she's,
been
a
little
little
child.
E
And
mayor
Wu,
the
daughter
of
Taiwanese
immigrants
born
I
think
just
very
shortly
after
her
parents
came
here
and
you
know:
I
guess
a
lot
of
Harvard
connections
but
going
there,
but
then
leading
the
city.
How
lucky
are
we
to
have
all
these
powerful
women
leading
our
state?
It's
very
cool
and
it's
a
great
signal.
It's
what
our
country
is
about
and
how
we
dream
of
Dreams.
E
This
is
all
the
reason
and
the
embodiment
of
why
I
started
the
foundation
to
combat
anti-Semitism
symbolized
by
this
blue
square,
which
is
really
a
symbol
of
unity
and
solidarity
for
all.
E
I
must
say
for
many
years,
cjp
has
been
a
wonderful
partner
and
I
think
the
leadership,
the
brilliant
leadership
that
Mark
Baker
an
inclusive
style.
He
has
is
really
wonderful
for
this
community
we're
lucky
to
have
him
and
also
Jerry
Jeremy
Burton
of
the
jcrc
and
Rabbi
Ron
fish
of
the
ADL
I.
Thank
you
and
I'm,
proud
to
be
with
you
all
today
to
unveil
this
powerful
messaging
I
probably
have,
even
though
I
think
I'm
35,
I,
think
I'm,
probably
older
than
everyone
in
this
room
and
unfortunately,
and
I
love
this
country.
E
E
E
E
E
It
serves
as
a
symbol
of
unity
and
solidarity,
an
easy
way
for
all
Americans
to
show
their
commitment
to
standing
with
the
Jewish
Community,
but
really
standing
up
for
all
kinds
of
hate
and
bigotry,
and
what
we
are
doing
today,
standing
together
and
fighting
together
with
such
a
diverse
group
of
people,
is
exactly
what
we
need
in
America
now
and
I
love
it
and
I.
Thank
you.
E
The
blue
square
has
been
seen
on
the
television
social
media
feeds
of
tens
of
millions
of
America.
It's
been
in
the
news
in
the
Wall
Street
Journal
The,
Today,
Show,
CBS,
This,
Morning
ESPN
and
the
NFL
Network,
just
to
name
a
few
we've
made.
We
know
we've
made
a
great
impact
because
it's
had
five
billion
Impressions
and
we're
raising
awareness
in
a
critically
important
area.
E
For
those
of
you
who
don't
know,
Jewish
people
make
up
a
little
over
two
percent
of
the
American
population,
but
they
receive
over
50
percent
of
the
religious
hate
crimes,
hate
speak
and
hate
crimes
can't
be
ignored,
but
we,
the
Jewish
people,
can't
stop
them
standing
alone.
We
need
everyone
to
stand
up
and
condemn
all
forms
of
hate.
Think
about
this.
E
E
We
have
led
this
effort
at
the
national
level
and
I'm
proud
of
cjp
for
shining
a
light
on
what's
happening
right
here
in
the
local
level.
Behind
us
we
see
the
story
of
rabbi
noginski
he's
here
today
he
was
stabbed
multiple
times
outside
a
Jewish
school.
His
heroic
efforts
stopped
a
vicious
attack
on
the
students
inside
the
school
when
this
happened.
E
Think
about
that
thinking
about
going
to
your
place
of
worship,
whether
it
be
a
synagogue,
a
temple,
a
church
or
a
mosque
and
needing
that
kind
of
protection.
In
the
year,
2023
in
the
United
States
of
America,
all
people,
no
matter
what
their
faith,
skin,
color,
sexual
orientation
or
gender
should
feel
safe
to
practice
what
they
personally
believe
in
without
armed
guards.
E
E
We
are
talking
to
sports
leagues
and
major
Forbes
100
corporations,
who
are
standing
with
us
and
leveraging
their
networks
and
assets
to
stand
up
to
hate,
incorporating
this
blue
square,
which
is
a
little
emoji
on
your
phone
and
iPad
that's
accessible.
Even
for
a
technologically
limited
person
like
myself,
you
can
post
it
and
share
it
and
wear
it
and
work
together
to
spread
the
message
that
will
turn
this
effort
into
a
movement
and
I'm
asking
you
all
to
do
it
today,
because
we
can't
do
it
alone.
E
A
A
We
are,
as
Mr
Kraft
said,
in
the
heart
of
Boston,
the
hometown,
for
so
many
of
us,
not
just
our
teams,
but
for
us
as
people
where
we
want
to
walk
safely,
and
so
you
cannot
imagine
our
pride
to
have
a
billboard
here
today.
That
will
lead
people
to
www.facejewishate.org
50
000
people
are
going
to
see
this
on
average,
while
it's
up
here
in
any
given
time
period
and
we
are
in
the
city
led
by
our
incredible
mayor,
mayor
Wu.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today,
mayor.
F
If
you
listen
very
carefully
here,
Beyond
The
Buzz
of
the
cars
going
by
a
little
even
lower
than
the
chirp
of
the
birds
and
those
trees,
you
can
still
hear
The
Echoes
beat
the
heat
from
last
night.
This
is
an
example
at
the
Garden
at
Gillette
at
Fenway.
Boston
is
known
across
the
world
for
our
intensity
of
how
much
we
will
stand
up
for
each
other
and
be
unified
in
our
community.
F
Thank
you
to
Rabbi
nuginski.
Once
again,
the
attack
against
you
was
an
attack
on
our
entire
city
and
thank
you
for
your
courage
and
continuing
to
stand
with
us
again
and
again
for
all
that
you
do
in
our
community
for
our
young
people,
Colonel
Mali.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
commitment
for
always
bridging
communities
and
ensuring
that
our
faith,
communities
in
Boston
are
representative
and
reflective
of
everyone.
Mr
Kraft.
F
We
are
all
here
because
anti-Semitism
is
a
rising
threat
in
Boston
as
it
is
across
our
country,
and
its
rise
aligns
with
the
growing
threat
of
white
supremacy
which,
in
his
remarks
yesterday
at
Howard,
University's
Commencement
President
Biden
called
the
greatest
national
security
threat
that
we
face,
and
while
our
Jewish
Community
has
demonstrated
tremendous
courage,
unity
and
resilience
in
the
face
of
anti-semitism,
resilience
cannot
be
our
answer.
The
work
of
dismantling
anti-Semitism
cannot
be
the
work
of
the
Jewish
Community
alone.
F
We
are
all
responsible
for
lifting
up
the
voices
of
those
who
are
silenced,
marginalized
and
oppressed,
and
again
in
moment
after
moment,
space
after
space.
It
is
this
Coalition
that
continues
to
speak
out
and
speak
up
loudly
together
and
so
I'm
here
today
to
reaffirm
that
the
city
of
Boston,
this
Administration,
the
Boston
Police
Department,
the
Boston
Public
Schools,
every
branch
of
our
work.
We
will
always
stand
firm
against
anti-Semitism
and
hate
in
our
city.
It
has
no
place
here.
F
We
are
committed
to
building
a
Boston
for
everyone,
and
that
means
rooting
out
hate,
whatever
form
it
takes:
anti-black
racism
and
islamophobia,
anti-lgbtq
and
anti-trans
hate,
anti-asian
violence
and
anti-jewish
hate.
Our
Administration
is
here
as
a
resource
and
a
partner
in
this
work,
and
we
know
that
combating
hate
starts
with
confronting
history
as
we
lose
the
living
links
to
the
Holocaust,
those
Heroes,
whose
stories
continue
to
shape
our
understanding
and
education
in
Boston
and
and
around
the
world.
F
A
Thank
you,
mayor
Wu,
and
thank
you
for
referencing
yourself
as
a
mayor
and
as
a
mom,
and
we
can
all
imagine
what
it
feels
like
when
we
try
and
keep
ourselves
safe,
but
to
keep
our
children
safe
is
another
Next
Level,
and
that
is
why
to
have
the
Attorney
General
here
today
to
tell
us
that
this
is
part
of
her
work.
Her
Sacred
work,
as
attorney
general,
is
incredibly
important
to
us
attorney
general
Campbell.
Thank
you.
G
G
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
and,
of
course,
we're
all
here
to
stand
shoulder
to
shoulder
to
fight
against
hate,
bigotry,
anti-semitism
and
all
of
you
who
are
here
not
just
the
elected
officials
or
the
organizational
leaders,
those
who
are
here
to
share
their
painful
stories
and
everyone
who's
here
in
allyship.
G
It's
really
powerful,
because
it
makes
a
strong
statement
when
we
show
up
together
collectively
that
in
Massachusetts
we
are
for
forming
and,
of
course,
including
in
Massachusetts.
We,
of
course,
are
for
creating
a
more
welcoming
a
more
inclusive
Commonwealth.
So
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Thank
you,
of
course,
to
cjp
for
your
leadership,
the
entire
team.
Thank
you,
of
course,
to
the
elected
officials
who
are
here,
the
non-profit
and
faith-based
leaders
as
well
Cardinal,
it's
great
to
see
you!
Thank
you
as
well.
G
Thank
you
to
everyone
who
is
here
representing
an
organization
in
leadership
capacity.
We
never
name
everyone,
so
I
just
want
to
extend
gratitude
to
you
as
well.
Of
course,
thank
you
to
Robert
Kraft
and
your
family
for
the
significant
investment
in
this
Initiative
for
the
continued
work
and
Leadership
around
standing
up
on
these
issues,
but
doing
it
in
a
way
that
invites
everyone,
who's
ever
felt,
bigotry,
hate
or
discrimination
to
also
be
present
and
at
the
table
finding
Solutions.
Thank
you
very
much.
G
The
harmful
narratives,
of
course,
that
we're
seeing
that
promote
anti-Semitism
have
gained
sadly
popular
popularity
in
this
country,
and
they
are
manifesting
in
action.
According
to
the
Anti-Defamation
League,
there
were
over
3
600
reported
anti-semitic
incidents
throughout
the
United
States
in
2022.
That
was
the
highest
number
on
record
since
the
ADL
began
tracking.
These
incidents
in
1979.
G
G
G
Recently
volunteered
it
was
not
mandated
hundreds
showed
up
on
a
zoom
conversation
to
actually
talk
about
bias
and
anti-Semitism
and
ways
to
actually
do
that,
work
personally
with
oneself
a
recent
training
with
the
ADL
and
I'm
grateful
for
that
partnership.
We
are
all
here
to
celebrate
our
diversity,
because
we
know
it
strengthens
our
communities.
It
makes
Massachusetts
a
better
and
more
prosperous
Commonwealth,
but
celebration
is
not
enough.
G
We
must
demonstrate
allyship
solidarity
by
remaining
Vigilant
against
discrimination
and
working
to
transform
systems
that
enable
it
I
look
forward
to
being
a
partner
with
each
and
every
one
of
you
continuing
that
partnership,
but,
most
importantly,
as
we
express
outrage
and
the
uptick
in
anti-semitic
acts
we're
seeing,
let's
all
show
up
to
do
the
same
for
every
other
type
of
hate
and
bigger
bigotry
and
discrimination
we're
seeing
in
the
Commonwealth
and
in
this
country.
Thank
you
all
for
your
leadership.
Thank
you
to
the
Jewish
Community.
It's
great
to
see
you.
A
Thank
you
attorney
general
for
the
clarity
and
the
strength
of
that
message.
Statistics
are
scary
and
they
are
on
the
rise,
but
behind
every
single
statistic
is
a
story,
so
we
are
deeply
honored
today
to
be
welcoming.
Dr
Jeremy
Schiller
face
one
of
the
faces
of
our
campaign
to
share
his
personal
story
of
the
impact
this
hate
has
had
on
him.
Dr
Schiller.
H
H
That's
sending
me
a
yellow
star
or
depicting
me
with
a
noose
around
my
neck
to
my
kids
or
equating
covid
mitigation
measures
that
we
were
enacting.
As
I
was
chair
of
the
Board
of
Health
in
Salem.
To
try
to
keep
people
safe,
somehow
were
no
different
than
the
Nuremberg
Laws
that
these
things
were
somehow
acceptable
responses.
Normalized.
H
That
is
why
I
feel
so
much
gratitude
for
the
community
support
I
received
in
Salem
and
Beyond,
so
fortunate
for
the
leadership
and
Compass
of
our
current
lieutenant
governor
and
former
mayor
Kim
Driscoll
for
this
campaign
led
by
Mr
Kraft
and
all
the
people
here
today
where
education
and
awareness
go
Beyond,
Outrage
and
condemnation.
I
hope
that
happens.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
A
I
Good
afternoon
today
is
very
emotional
for
me,
because
typically
I
talk
about
hatred
for
the
other
and
I
talk
about
other
people,
not
about
myself
because
as
I
just
turned
and
said
to
attorney
general
it's
hard
when
you
come
from
a
privileged
background
to
say
you
know,
people
hate
me
too,
and
so
we
as
a
Jewish
people,
tend
to
try
to
keep
it
low-key
because
we
have
so
many
advantages
at
times.
But
anti-Semitism
is
an
Insidious
form
of
hatred
and
silence
makes
it
that
much
more.
I
So
it
has
not
always
been
seen
or
heard,
but
it's
always
been
there
from
the
beginning
of
time,
and
that
is
something
that
we
as
a
Jewish
people
understand
and
have
experienced
for
Generations,
and
we
also
know
that,
as
hatred
of
the
other
grows,
hatred
for
Jews
Rises,
along
with
it
I,
am
the
fifth
generation
of
my
family
here
in
the
Greater
Boston
area.
My
kids
are
the
sixth
in
the
synagogue
that
Robert,
Kraft
and
I
grew
up
in.
I
But
my
husband
is
an
immigrant
who
came
here
in
1957
and
when
people
say
to
me,
where
did
Michael
come
from
I
say
that's
actually
not
very
clear,
because
it
was
really
he
came
from
wherever
they
weren't
being
killed
at
the
time
and
that's
a
true
story.
First
Spain,
then
France
and
then
by
the
late
30s.
Having
migrated
to
the
austro-hungarian
Empire,
his
mother,
the
only
one
of
her
family
to
escape
from
Prague
as
the
Jews
were
being
collected
and
his
dad
over
the
mountains
to
Switzerland
having
bribed
himself
out
of
custody
before
Crystal
knocked.
I
But
here
in
this
country
we
have
felt
safe.
True,
there
were
signs
in
Boston
that
said
no
Jews
and
no
dogs
quotas
for
Jews
to
get
into
college
and
the
occasional
statement
that
would
slip
out.
When
someone
didn't
know
you
were
Jewish
and
why
I
kept
my
maiden
name
of
Goldberg
to
show
I
was
in
fact
Jewish.
I
I
I
A
J
It's
a
great
honor
to
be
with
you
today.
Thank
you
to
our
elected
officials,
to
religious
leaders
and
to
all
of
our
community
that's
joined
together
today.
You
know
the
the
story
that
we're
hearing
is
one
which
crushes
the
heart.
Hate
continues
to
be
visible
in
our
community,
as
we've
heard
it's
visible
in
this
beautiful
Commonwealth.
In
fact,
the
state
of
Massachusetts
ranked
number
six
in
the
nation
among
anti-semitic
acts
that
we
at
ADL
count
each
year.
K
K
A
Thank
you
so
much
we,
we
are
here
for
everyone,
and
we
have
heard
today
from
these
powerful
leaders
about
our
need
to
stand
up
against
hate
of
all
kind
and
ensure
that
this
Commonwealth
is
a
home
for
all.
Thank
you.
We're
gonna
invite
now
thank
you
to
the
ADL
for
being
here
we're
going
to
close
now
with
our
great
Partners
at
jcrc,
Jewish,
community
relations
council
president
and
CEO
Jeremy
Burton.
L
I
will
just
briefly
briefly.
The
point
has
been
made
eloquently
by
many
here
today
that
when
it
comes
to
combating
all
forms
of
hate
and
bigotry,
homophobia,
sexism,
racism,
islamophobia-
it
must
not
fall
in
the
communities
that
are
being
targeted
to
carry
the
burden
of
this
work,
and
so
too
with
anti-Semitism.
It
has
been
eloquently
said
today:
it
is
not
the
responsibility
of
the
Jewish
community
to
fight
anti-Semitism.
It
is
not
the
Jewish
community's
fault.
L
Anti-Semitism
is
a
problem
that
plagues
our
entire
Society
and
our
job
today,
as
a
Jewish
Community
is
to
stand
up
and
tell
our
stories
as
these
brave
people
are
today
in
this
campaign,
and
the
job
of
all
the
people
of
this
Commonwealth
is
to
step
up
as
allies.
Today
is
an
invitation
to
everybody
in
our
Commonwealth
to
be
an
ally
to
the
Jewish
community
and
to
be
an
ally
to
a
better
Commonwealth
in
the
fight
against
anti-Semitism
racism,
homophobia,
islamophobia
and
all
of
the
ills
that
plague
our
society.
L
So
we
thank
you
all
for
standing
with
us
today.
We
thank
you
all
for
giving
voice
to
this
campaign
and
to
this
work.
We
thank
all
those
who
are
standing
up
in
our
community
and
telling
our
stories
and
we
extend
the
invitation
to
every
commuter
who
will
be
coming
out
into
this
space
and
seeing
this
ad
or
experiencing
another
place,
to
step
up,
to
go
to
the
website
and
to
become
an
ally
and
to
learn
what
you
can
do
to
fight
anti-Semitism
in
all
of
its
forms.
Thank
you.