One young woman with tears in her eyes commented, “This man said
everything I feel, everything I try to express. He put my beliefs about
anti-Semitism and the situation in this country into words as I never
could. I have to be involved in ZOA.”
ZOA National President Morton Klein speaking at a ZOA
event in Dix Hills, Long Island
Long Island Regional Director Deborah Peretz at a Five
Towns event
Susan B. Tuchman, Esq., Director of the ZOA Center for
Law and Justice, speaking in the Five Towns
ZOA in the Five Towns
People traveled from as far as New Jersey
to attend the ZOA Long Island event,
“Anti-Semitism and Israel-Bashing on
Campus: What You Need to Know and How
We Can Fight It!” The program took place at
the Greenstein Gallery in Cedarhurst, a beautiful
village that is part of the Five Towns on
the South Shore of Long Island. Baila Sebrow,
who herself experienced anti-Semitism from
one of her professors when she was a student
at NYU, organized the event.
Susan Tuchman, director of ZOA’s Center
for Law and Justice, presented a compelling
account of the realities facing Jewish and pro-
Israel students on campus. Drawing on her
years of experience with ZOA and fighting
anti-Semitism at schools across the country,
Susan described ZOA’s landmark achievements,
including a reinterpretation of Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish
students. Susan also encouraged the audience
to talk with their children and grandchildren
who are heading off to college about the
realities on the ground, and she gave them
practical advice about how to approach issues
should they arise. A ZOA supporter pointed
out that he, his wife, and his children all went
to NYU and now refuse to support the institution
based on its failure to acknowledge and
effectively address anti-Semitism promoted
by anti-Jewish and anti-Israel student groups,
such as Students for Justice in Palestine.
From Brooklyn to DC:
Making Our Voices Heard in
Washington!
For some Long Islanders, the ZOA Capitol
Hill Advocacy Mission began on Wednesday
evening, at a dinner program featuring
keynote speaker Congresswoman Liz Cheney
(R-WY). In addition to Congresswoman
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