Join us for Shine A Light, an initiative to raise awareness about modern antisemitism through education, community partnerships, workplace engagement and advocacy. ADL, in collaboration with partner organizations across the country, will offer webinars, events and resources through the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
Shine A Light uses the powerful story of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, to champion the message that light can dispel darkness. It seeks to catalyze conversations within and across communities — on the ground and online — so that people will better understand what constitutes antisemitism and take steps to respond.
Today, we are seeing a surge in antisemitism following Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7. The Jewish community is facing alarming levels of antisemitism at Jewish institutions, on social media and in the streets. In the first forty days following the October 7 attack, ADL documented a staggering 1,402 antisemitic incidents across the United States – an average of 35 incidents a day.
Shine A Light comprises an unprecedented coalition of over 175 Jewish and non-Jewish organizations, corporations, and US state governors who are committed to addressing rising antisemitism. In this moment, it has never been more important to come together to combat antisemitism, together.
Take Action
1. Share on social media how you #ShineALight on antisemitism.
2. Create inclusive and equitable workplaces where individuals of all identities and religious backgrounds can thrive. Encourage your workplace to take actions like supporting a Jewish Employee Resource Group (ERG) or integrating antisemitism education in your DEI work.
3. Report any incident of antisemitism, extremism, bias, bigotry or hate you witness or experience to ADL.
4. Encourage your company to sign the ADL Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism. Workplaces of all sizes can commit to speak out and fight antisemitism in the workplace.
5. Encourage schools that you’re connected with to teach about antisemitism and the Holocaust through our education programs, digital courses and resources.
6. Participate in the Antisemitism 101 for the Workplace asynchronous online course and share with colleagues to help build an awareness and understanding of antisemitism in the workplace.
7. Register to attend Never Is Now and join crucial conversations at the world’s largest annual summit on antisemitism and hate.
8. Learn about some of the most pernicious antisemitic myths – and how to address them – in Antisemitism Uncovered: A Guide to Old Myths in a New Era.
Webinars
Building a Framework for Educating about Antisemitism
November 27, 2023
Join us in Ask the Right Questions: Building a Framework for Educating about Antisemitism and engage in a roundtable discussion with leading organizations in the fight against antisemitism and gain important understanding, tools and strategies to find success in the classroom.
DEI Leaders Webinar
November 27, 2023
Participants will gain an understanding of the steep rise in antisemitism, how antisemitism can show up in the workplace, what one company is doing to stand up to antisemitism, and how Jewish employee resource groups offer a supportive environment for Jewish employees at work.
Exploring Jewish Representation in Film
December 4, 2023 @ 12 PM ET
In this webinar, Jewish ERG Network: Exploring Jewish Representation in Film, Jewish employees will come together to learn about the historical and contemporary role of cinema and screen, both as a means to perpetuate harmful stereotypes and mobilize violence, and as a powerful tool in dispelling myths and combating antisemitism.
Exploring Antisemitism in United States History
December 7, 2023
Making Connections: Exploring Antisemitism in United States History explores best practices in antisemitism education, approaches to understanding antisemitism in the United States and how this form of bias operates both in relationship to other group discrimination and within modern Jewish history.
Resources
Questions?
Contact shinealight@adl.org for more information.