JEWISH WORLD

JEWISH WORLD • NOVEMBER 18-24, 2022 21 uncomfortable about your Jewish identity. Embrace it with pride. Talk about why your Jewish identity mat- ters to you. Lean in. Learn about Jewish history, culture, philosophy and tradition. Share the richness of Jewish heritage with your friends and community. Second, don’t acquiesce or ac- cept what has been called “erasive anti-Semitism.” Push back against those who ignore —or worse, revise — Jewish history and pressure Jews to abandon the Zionist component of their Jewish identity. No one has the right to demand that Jews give up their sense of Jewish peoplehood or deny the Jews’ historic yearning for and connection to Zion. Third, insist that Jewish identity be fully recognized and included in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs. DEI seminars must recognize Jews as an eth- no-religion and educate attendees about contemporary forms of an- ti-Semitism. When DEI programs refer to Jews only as “white op- pressors,” the programs undermine the very purpose for which they were created. Instead of promoting inclusivity, they end up fostering hostility towards Jews. Finally, and perhaps most im- portant, as attorneys it is incum- bent upon you to recognize and label anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination. When Jews are being marginalized and excluded on the basis of their Jewish iden- tity, call it out and condemn it for what it is. Use all our legal tools to protect Jews, not only on the basis of their religious practice, but also on the basis of their na- tional/ethnic heritage. Don’t per- mit anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination to masquerade as a phony political debate. In this way, by combining Jew- ish pride and our legal tools, we will turn the tide. And in the pro- cess, we will strengthen the Jew- ish community, isolate the haters, enrich our democracy, preserve our common values and, as Justice Brandeis would have believed, im- prove the world in which we live. Alyza Lewin is president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. Campus continued from page 19 INTRODUCING THE PERFECT COCKTAIL FOR TOASTING THE END OF “PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING” SEASON TOO BAD NOT EVERYONE’S AS HAPPY ABOUT IT AS WE ARE Misceo_fall-ad_102422-2.1.indd 1 10/27/22 10:20 AM