HoCoJAG sent a letter to the Baltimore Banner in response to an article that mistakenly indicated that Black men and women are most likely to be victims of hate/bias crimes. Although it’s a bad competition to win, Jews are actually most likely of any group to be victims of hate/bias crimes, both statewide in Maryland and locally in Howard County. The letter provides the detailed statistics and supporting resources to demonstrate this. We ask the Banner to help increase awareness of the severity and extent of antisemitism.
Category Archives: Antisemitism
Anti-Israel display at Lakefest
HoCoJAG sent this letter to the Columbia Association regarding a disgraceful anti-Israel display at this past weekend’s Columbia Lakefest festival. The ostensibly non-political festival focused on young children and featured anti-Israel propaganda from the Aya Montessori school. HoCoJAG expects CA to uphold the mission and values of James Rouse: a Columbia where all residents can feel safe, welcome, and included. Jewish children should not be subjected to sectarian anti-Israel propaganda that many will find antisemitic. Columbia must return to being a place where hate has no home.
*Note: Our original letter included a reference to the Howard County Arts Council. We edited this letter to remove all references to the Howard County Arts Council, as we learned they were not involved in this event. We apologize for this error.
Antisemitism at Atholton
HoCoJAG sent a letter to the HCPSS Board of Education regarding an incident at Atholton High School where a teacher required students to read out loud from a deeply anti-Israel and antisemitic book of Palestinian poems.