Urge your Representative to join the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism

Late last year, a gunman walked into a synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 Jews at prayer. This most lethal anti-Semitic attack in American history was a wake-up call, highlighting the fact that anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose nearly 60% in 2018. Less than a year later, another attacker gunned down congregants at a Synagogue in Poway, California, murdering one person and injuring three.

At AJC, we’ve been sounding the alarm about resurgent antisemitism at home and abroad for nearly two decades. That’s because before the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, there were Toulouse and Burgas… there were Copenhagen and Paris... innocent Jews killed just for being Jewish. A terrifying report commissioned by the European Union and released in December finds that 89% of European Jews say antisemitism has increased over the past five years. Almost 40% have considered leaving Europe for good. There is an urgent need for American attention to antisemitism at home and abroad, and the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism is primed for impact. Urge your Representative to join this timely and essential caucus.

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Subject Urge your Representative to join the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism

Dear (recipient name),

As your constituent, I am writing to encourage you to join the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism. In the wake of rising anti-Semitic incidents and rhetoric in the United States and around the globe, it is vital for Congress to exert much-needed leadership. This caucus plays a critical role in coordinating congressional efforts, such as legislation and interparliamentary engagement, to combat antisemitism.

As you know, antisemitism has seen a disturbing resurgence in the United States. Late last year, a gunman walked into a synagogue in Pittsburgh and murdered 11 Jews at prayer. This most lethal anti-Semitic attack in American history was a wake-up call, highlighting the fact that anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. rose nearly 60% in 2018.

The Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism — started in 2015 by Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), and Peter Roskam (R-IL) — works with government officials and diplomatic contacts to craft policies aimed at protecting Jewish communities, monitor anti-Semitic incidents, prevent radicalized young people from turning to terrorism, and educate against antisemitism.

I appreciate your consideration of my views on this critical matter and encourage you to join this important taskforce.

Sincerely,

[First Name] [Last Name]

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