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Combating Antisemitism, Upholding Democracy, Protecting Free Speech

We equip policymakers and communities with tools to combat antisemitism. We oppose and counter efforts to exploit false accusations of antisemitism for political gain and we foster unity against all forms of hate and discrimination.

What We Do

The Nexus Project works to fight antisemitism, uphold democracy, and protect free speech — and recognizes that these tasks are intertwined. We take all accusations of antisemitism seriously, which is why we also speak out when fears of antisemitism are cynically exploited to stifle legitimate criticism of Israel or US policy.

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency Senior ADL antisemitism researcher leaves to lead competing effort at watchdog Nexus Aryeh Tuchman will direct a new Nexus research center focused on improving data, defi
Senior ADL antisemitism researcher leaves to lead competing effort at watchdog Nexus
January 29, 2026
Aryeh Tuchman will direct a new Nexus research center focused on improving data, definitions and public understanding of antisemitism.
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Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism - A Virtual Briefing with Ambassador Susan E Rice and Ambassador David Saperstein
Responding to Antisemitism Amid Rising Authoritarianism
December 9, 2025
On December 9, 2025, The Nexus Project partnered with 70 Faces Media to host a conversation with Ambassador Susan Rice and Ambassador Rabbi David Saperstein, two leaders who have shaped America’s response to hate and human rights for decades.
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The Times of Israel Here we go again Why are we still fighting about antisemitism definitions At this time of high anxiety about Jewish safety it's time to stop squabbling over words and take genu
Here we go again: Why are we still fighting about antisemitism definitions?
January 12, 2026
Kevin Rachlin, Nexus Vice President of Government Relations and Washington Director, wrote a blog for the Times of Israel discussing the Mayor Zohran Mamdani's decision to revoke the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)
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Forward Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism The Shofar Report is a liberal response The report argues that strengthening democratic institutions
Project Esther has shaped Trump’s antisemitism strategy. The Shofar Report is a liberal Jewish response
October 17, 2025
Following the release of the Nexus Project’s Shofar Report, JTA reported on the report’s impact as a major Jewish response to Heritage Foundation’s Project Esther.
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Forward Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism The Shofar Report is a liberal response The report argues that strengthening democratic institutions
Project Esther created a blueprint for Trump to fight antisemitism. The ‘Shofar Report’ is a liberal response
October 14, 2025
The Forward announced the release of the Nexus Project’s Shofar Report, highlighting its extensive recommendations for countering antisemitism and preserving democracy.
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NPR Most American Jews say Trump is using antisemitism as an 'excuse' to silence free speech at universities
Most American Jews say Trump is using antisemitism as an ‘excuse’ to silence free speech at universities
September 18, 2025
A newly released Impose poll conducted in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Rochester, showed that 72% of Jewish Americans are concerned about antisemitism on campus
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Los Angeles Times UCLAs Jewish community unites against Trumps $1 billion demand ‘Misguided and punitive large swath of UCLAs Jewish faculty have come together to condemn $1 billion fine sough
Opinion: Trump’s claim of fighting antisemitism at UCLA is a dangerous charade
August 19, 2025
Professor David Myers, a Nexus Project Task Force member and professor of Jewish history at the University of California, Los Angeles, co-wrote an op-ed for the LA Times calling the Trump administration’s lawsuits around antisemitism on college campuses a “dangerous charade.”
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The Shofar Report

A call to defend both democracy and Jewish safety, it is the Nexus Project’s answer to Project Esther, which is the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for using weaponized claims of antisemitism to undermine democratic institutions. We offer recommendations to strengthen protections for civil rights and democratic institutions, invest in education, and build cross-community alliances, with tangible steps that policymakers and community leaders can and should take to achieve these goals.

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The Nexus Document

Antisemitism consists of anti-Jewish beliefs, attitudes, actions or systemic conditions. It includes negative beliefs and feelings about Jews, hostile behavior directed against Jews (because they are Jews), and conditions that discriminate against Jews and significantly impede their ability to participate as equals in political, religious, cultural, economic, or social life.

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Latest Epstein files release unleashes wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media

Latest Epstein files release unleashes wave of antisemitic conspiracy theories on social media

With the release of a slew of documents in the Epstein Files there has been an alarming rise in related antisemitic conspiracies and rhetoric online. The Nexus Project released a thread discussing the rampant antisemitic conspiracy posts on X, which JTA shared and quoted from: “The Epstein files are real. The antisemitism they’re fueling is also real. And right now, the second part is getting almost no attention…Turning his private emails into proof of a…
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Senator Cassidy’s IHRA Crusade Is a Political Stunt, Not a Plan to Protect Jews

Senator Cassidy’s IHRA Crusade Is a Political Stunt, Not a Plan to Protect Jews

Kevin Rachlin, Nexus Vice President of Government Relations and Washington Director, wrote a blog for the Times of Israel discussing how Senator Cassidy’s campaign to elevate the IHRA definition of antisemitism amounts to a political stunt rather than a genuine plan to protect Jewish communities, arguing that definitional debates distract from substantive measures that address real-world antisemitism.
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Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy: Reluctant to confront extremist threats while pledging to protect Jews

Mamdani’s antisemitism strategy: Reluctant to confront extremist threats while pledging to protect Jews

After NYC’s Mayor Mamdani revoked some executive orders issued by his predecessor, including one that had adopted the controversial IHRA definition of antisemitism, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby told Jewish Insider that Mamdani “and all public officials should be judged by the actions they take to protect Jewish communities — not by their adherence to any one controversial definition of antisemitism.
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'Unacceptable': Jewish Groups Slam Reported U.S. Coast Guard Plan to Stop Classifying Swastikas as Hate Symbols

'Unacceptable': Jewish Groups Slam Reported U.S. Coast Guard Plan to Stop Classifying Swastikas as Hate Symbols

After the Coast Guard reportedly considered downgrading swastikas and nooses from hate symbols to “potentially divisive”, the Nexus Project called the proposed policy shift "appalling" and noted that "this is what happens when democratic norms erode and bigotry becomes mainstream.
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Democracy and Antisemitism: The Nexus Project’s Distinct Approach

Democracy and Antisemitism: The Nexus Project’s Distinct Approach

In an interview with The Berman Archive, Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby discussed the Shofar Report and Nexus’s work to protect civil liberties and counter antisemitism and act as a watchdog organization.
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Antisemitism Watchdog Slams ADL’s ‘Hyperbolic And Aggressive’ Response To Mamdani Win

Antisemitism Watchdog Slams ADL’s ‘Hyperbolic And Aggressive’ Response To Mamdani Win

The Guardian interviewed Nexus Project National Director Jonathan Jacoby about his calls for Jewish establishment organizations to stop engaging in an over-heated and divisive response following the election of NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
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