Part 1 | Black-Jewish Relations and Returning to a Shared Legacy | Ritchie Torres & Juan Williams

Following the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, the rise of grievance-based politics and race-consciousness among self-proclaimed civil rights leaders helped create a divide between the black and Jewish communities. Today, that divide is evident on college campuses nationwide, hearkening back to a time when Black Panther Party leader Stokely Carmichael, while speaking at a college, once stated, “the only good Zionist is a dead Zionist.” What can be done to reverse current polling trends among young people that reveal sympathy for Hamas and support for antisemitic viewpoints? How can the two communities return to the kinship once championed by Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Congressman Ritchie Torres shares his perspective on deterring antisemitism and strengthening a shared commitment to civil rights in the black and Jewish communities.

This conversation was held and recorded on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Stay tuned for more videos from the event.

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