Let’s Shine a Light on Judaism, Not Jew Haters
Hanukkah reminds Jews to keep their eye on the prize: the preservation of our unique heritage. This is a calling that is independent of haters.
David Suissa is Publisher & Editor-in-Chief of Tribe Media/Jewish Journal, where he has been writing a weekly column on the Jewish world since 2006. In 2015, he was awarded first prize for "Editorial Excellence" by the American Jewish Press Association. Prior to Tribe Media, David was founder and CEO of Suissa Miller Advertising, a marketing firm named “Agency of the Year” by USA Today. He sold his company in 2006 to devote himself full time to his first passion: Israel and the Jewish world. David was born in Casablanca, Morocco, grew up in Montreal, and now lives in Los Angeles with his five children.
Hanukkah reminds Jews to keep their eye on the prize: the preservation of our unique heritage. This is a calling that is independent of haters.
Bibi, a modern and sophisticated secular Jew, hardly endorses any of this extremism, and he is surely aware of how badly all of this will play with Israel’s friends and allies, not to mention much of Israeli society.
“We must fight in a strategic and firm way, without giving the haters the massive publicity they crave. It is that publicity, as much as anything else, that normalizes antisemitism.”
It’s essential to draw attention to the whole study, which includes “the nature, scope and trajectory of the threats to Jewish identity on over 100 college and university campuses most popular with Jewish students.”
A biased media is fueling the success of alternatives like Substack, for the simple reason that readers want to trust what they read. Digital revolution or not, that truth will never get old.
In his new book, “Why Not? Lessons in Comedy, Courage and Chutzpah,” LA comic Mark Schiff finds the humor and humanity in the things we care most about.
We’re no longer that weak kid in school, and we should stop acting like one. It’s time to start acting like winners, not because it’s a smart PR strategy but because it’s who we are.
It’s worth remembering Spielberg’s journey as we try to figure out how to respond to the recent wave of anti-Jewish sentiment in this great land of opportunity.
As we enter this American day of thanks, we shouldn’t forget the blessing of being able to make things better.