Wake County leaders host courageous conversation at North Carolina State about rise in antisemitism

Raleigh, NC (WTVD) — Raleigh and Wake county leaders had a courageous conversation Thursday about the rise of anti-Semitism.

The National Anti-Defamation League says attacks on the Jewish community increased by 61{ea2cba5bdf6fe62bbe85e24807814144a71e77d3ae7311fbc27a008558d1372c} in 2022.

In the Triangle, I’ve seen anti-Semitic leaflets. bridge sign and Hate speech incident at Enloe High School.

“We need to talk about it,” said Eric Solomon, Rabbi of the Beth Meyer Synagogue. has learned the hard way of viewing silence as consent.”

Rabbi Solomon was one of the panelists on Thursday alongside Jasmine Medoff of Fidelity Investments, Jared Resnick, founder and CEO of Precision Fermentation, and Phil Brodsky, executive director of Laurie Carey’s Jewish Federation. was.

“Words matter,” said Brodsky. “We have seen the rise of anti-Semitic stereotypes lead to incidents against the Jewish community, and we must shout it out.”

This conversation was sponsored by the University Club of North Carolina State University and sponsored by the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. This is part of an ongoing series conducted by the Triangle Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alliance.

“It’s a very damaging wind for all communities,” said Rose Cornelius, interim president of the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce. “We should listen to each other more. We all have struggles.” We all go through something and share a common humanity.”