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JCRC Speaker Lecture Series Presents: “Defining
Antisemitism and Why It Matters”
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17, when the JCRC Speaker Lec-
tnre Series presents: “Defining
Antisemitism and Why It Mat
ters,” a conversation with Mark
Weitzman of the Simon Wiesen-
thal Fonndation at 7:30 PM in the
Sam Lemer Center for the Cnltnr-
al Arts at Shalom Park.
In wake of the deadly attack
on Pittsbnrgh’s Tree of Life Syn-
agogne, and the sharp increase in
reports of Antisemitism in Char
lotte (which was reported on by
Spectmm News) we have invited
the world’s leading expert on the
history and modem manifesta
tions of Antisemitism and Holo-
canst deiual. Join ns as Weitzman
shares how he and his colleagnes
worked for years to create a glob
ally recogiuzed definition of An-
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tisemitism as a means to combat
hate worldwide.
Anthor of several books and
essay on Antisemitism and Ho-
locanst denial, Mark Weitzman
is the Director of Government
Affairs for the Simon Wiesen-
thal Center and the Chief Rep
resentative of the Center to the
United Nations in New York. He
is a member of the official US
delegation to the International
Holocanst Remembrance Anthor-
ity (IHRA) where he chaired the
Committee on Antisemitism and
Holocanst Deiual. He spearhead
ed IHRA’s recent adoption of the
Working Definition of Antisemi
tism, which is the first definition
of Antisemitism with any formal
status, and he was lead author on
IHRA’s Working Definition of
Holocaust Denial and Distortion.
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contact Laurel Grauer, Director
of Community Relations & Israel
Jewish Federation
OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
Jewish
Community
Relations
Council
Mark Weitzman
Affairs, laurel. grauer@jewish-
charlotte.org or 704-944-6751.
Have you or someone you
know experienced an incident of
Antisemitism within the Greater
Charlotte area? See the article be
low to learn about local resources
and reporting procedures. ^
What to Do When Antisemitism Hits
Close to Home
By Laurel Grauer, Director of
Community Relations and Isra
el Affairs, Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte
Over the last two months, the
Federation’s Jewish Community
Relations Council (JCRC) has re
ceived several reports regarding
hate speech and hate based graffi
ti. Last year, there were only two
reported incidents involving An-
tisemitic hate speech. Since the
start of this academic year, 1 have
already received seven.
This is an unprecedented trend
that has caught our community
off guard. Many students, par
ents and professionals are un
clear of how to discuss the topic
of Antisemitism or who to noti
fy. While 1 am actively working
with partner agencies to provide
additional educational tools and
advocacy trainings for our com
munity, here is a list of reporting
procedures and resources:
What is Considered Antisemitic
Activity?
Antisemitic activity includes
overt acts or expressions of an-
ti-Jewish bigotry and hostility.
Many incidents are not crimes.
Activity is generally categorized
as:
* Expression - Written or verbal
communication by groups or in
dividuals, including public, elect
ed, or religious figures. Includes
publicly or privately directed
letters, phone conversations, ar
ticles, speeches, e-mail, or other
Internet communication.
* Vandalism - Desecration, van
dalism, or other criminal activity
against property.
* Harassment, Threats, and As
saults - Directed at individuals or
institutions.
* Discrimination - Employment,
education, housing, or organiza
tional membership.
* Hate Group Activity - Ral
lies, recruitment, or other ac
tivities organized or sponsored
by groups such as the Ku Klux
Klan or other white supremacist
groups.
These are not exhaustive or
exclusive. We encourage you to
report all incidents.
Reporting Incidents of Hate:
Absolutely no one should be
treated unfairly because of re
ligion, race, ethnicity, gender,
sexual orientation, gender iden
tity, national origin, or disability.
Even if you feel your particular
case requires no further action,
having a written record helps to
with statistical tracking of such
incidents by local and national
law enforcement and advocacy
agencies.
1) Notify the school or busi
ness where the incident took
place - try to give as much detail
as possible regarding the incident.
Provide any documentation you
may have regarding the incident
and photographs if there is graffiti
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Schools
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