Hardwired: On the Frontlines of Freedom

Julie Fishman Rayman, American Jewish Committee

November 10, 2021 Hardwired Global Season 1 Episode 9
Hardwired: On the Frontlines of Freedom
Julie Fishman Rayman, American Jewish Committee
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"We are experiencing globally this massive spike in anti-Semitic incidence, rhetoric and attitudes that is unprecedented at least in the last generation. People are making a lot of comparisons to 1930's Europe because it feels that existential." - Julie Fishman Rayman

Join us, as Julie shares the source of this most recent wave of anti-Semitism.

You may recognize Julie as a previous guest on our interview series. This time, Rayman speaks as the Senior Director, Policy and Political Affairs for the American Jewish Committee (AJC), and her role in fighting for religious freedom from the Jewish perspective. Julie's motivation for her global advocacy work through the AJC and the various Congressional Caucuses she supports, lies in the fundamental Jewish tenants of b'tselem elohim and tikkun olam, which she describes in the interview. Thanks to the work of key religious freedom champions, the AJC and caucuses like the Black-Jewish Relations and Hellenic-Israel Alliance caucuses, the world is finding ways to address the issue of anti-Semitism step by step.

 Watch the interview on Hardwired's YouTube channel here:  bit.ly/JulieInterviewYouTube

Julie Fishman Rayman is the Senior Director, Policy and Political Affairs for the American Jewish Committee (AJC). The AJC is the oldest Jewish civil rights organization in the United States. Julie’s work at the AJC focuses on combating global antisemitism and hate, promoting Israel’s place in the world, promoting pluralism, and advocating for strong, principled American global leadership.

Conference in Morocco: Building More Peaceful, Inclusive Societies Through Education:   https://youtu.be/Ur8zdbUaybw

United Nations Office of Human Rights: Report on combating antisemitism to eliminate discrimination and intolerance based on religion or belief: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/FreedomReligion/Pages/ReportSRtotheGeneralAssembly.aspx

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