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Hardwired: On the Frontlines of Freedom

Despite being hardwired for freedom, nine out of ten people around the world live in places where basic human rights and fundamental freedoms aren’t a reality. Join Founder and President of Hardwired Global, Tina Ramirez, every Wednesday as she interviews human rights champions who are fighting on the frontlines for the dignity and freedom of others in countries where freedom is most fragile. Each guest shares their personal and sometimes heart wrenching story in their pursuit to ensure freedom of belief and conscience for the most vulnerable. Prepare to delve into the complexities of human rights and pluralism in countries plagued with instability and conflict. If you haven’t already, you may even begin to question the promise of freedom in your own country. Visit our YouTube channel to view the video recordings of this interview series: bit.ly/HWchannel

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Hardwired: On the Frontlines of Freedom

Julie Fishman Rayman, American Jewish Committee

November 10, 2021 • Hardwired Global • Season 1 • Episode 9

"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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