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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.
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.
Nexus Launches a Plan to Fight Antisemitism
eJewish Philanthropy spotlighted the Shofar Report and the Nexus Project’s ongoing work to protect American Jews and civil liberties. The message to other Jewish organizations is to make protecting democracy a number one priority for
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
Here we go again: Why are we still fighting about antisemitism definitions?
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)
‘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