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Policy, advocacy, and the fight against anti-Jewish hate.
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Antisemitism in the United States has surged since October 7, 2023, and the legal, political, and communal response has become one of the defining stories of our time. This section covers the organizations, laws, lawsuits, and advocacy campaigns working to combat anti-Jewish hatred — from federal Title VI enforcement to state-level hate crime prosecutions.
Read our coverage of the Anti-Defamation League, Combat Antisemitism Movement, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, StandWithUs, and the broader ecosystem of groups pushing back against antisemitism in schools, workplaces, and public life.
The Bay Area's Jewish advocacy landscape looks like a mix of establishment institutions and grassroots activists. In practice, it's one federation network operating at two speeds — with the JCRC on the coalition track and BAJC and BACCA on the more aggressive one.
Staff Writer · July 17, 2026
Before running the JCPA, Amy Spitalnick led Integrity First for America — the nonprofit that funded Sines v. Kessler, the landmark civil suit that bankrupted the organizers of the deadly 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally.
Staff Writer · July 16, 2026
Ari Kohen, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln political science professor who directs the Forsythe Family Program on Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, has become one of the more visible academic voices on antisemitism, Jewish identity, and campus discourse.
Staff Writer · July 15, 2026
A plain-English guide to the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA): what it does, its history, its structure, and why it's back in the news under CEO Amy Spitalnick.
Staff Writer · July 15, 2026
Tye Gregory is the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Bay Area (JCRC Bay Area). A profile of his tenure, the JCRC's role in California ethnic studies fights, and the controversies over free speech and progressive coalition politics.
Staff Writer · July 15, 2026
Amy Spitalnick is the CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. A profile of her career from Integrity First for America and J Street to JCPA, her media presence, and the AOC-AIPAC controversy.
Staff Writer · July 11, 2026
Spitalnick is speaking at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center on December 3 at 7:00 p.m. in a talk entitled "Antisemitism and Our Democracy." Click here for event registration . Amy Spitalnick, to appear at the PJCC, is becoming…
Staff Writer · November 18, 2024
In a poignant letter addressed to Bay Area Jewish leaders , hundreds of Jewish parents articulated a growing concern over the approach to combating antisemitism and extremism within the educational system. The letter, deeply rooted in the…
Staff Writer · February 20, 2024
A recent revelation by a whistleblower within Amazon has sparked a controversy regarding the use of the company's internal communication channels and physical offices for sharing discriminatory and insensitive remarks about Israel, leading…
Staff Writer · December 27, 2023
Major Jewish leaders just tried to pull a “bait & switch” on the public and their own community. At the very same time they were playing “ gotcha antisemitism ” against Elon Musk, they hid the truth from you that the true fight against…
Moishe Rabinowitz · June 4, 2023
Jewish leaders have been working hard to combat the persistent threat that is antisemitism. Robert Kraft's Blue Square campaign is one such initiative. However, the campaign does not address the root causes of antisemitism and instead…
Moishe Rabinowitz · April 26, 2023