Email from Zionist Organization of America   ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA IN THE MEDIA     ZOA’s Klein Favorably Mentioned – Is America’s Jewish Leadership Failing American Jews? | NY Post By Kathryn Wolf (June 1, 2025 / NYPost) The murder of a young Israeli couple outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, last month traumatized Jews nationwide — leaving many asking tough questions about the state of Jewish leadership in America. Their concern is understandable. While the Hamas attack on Israel two Octobers ago thrust the Jewish nation into its longest war ever, it also ushered in unprecedented levels of antisemitism in the US. There were nearly 10,000 antisemitic incidents nationwide last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League, a 5% increase over the record-breaking numbers in 2023 sparked by the war in Gaza. Those figures, while startling, fail to capture the endless examples of Jews being blacklisted, ostracized or targeted in sectors ranging from medicine to the arts. Indeed, according to the newly released 2025 Jewish Landscape Report from the Israel-based Voice of the People Initiative, Jews worldwide now believe rising antisemitism is the most important challenge facing their communities. Amid this surge of hate, American Jews have begun questioning whether major Jewish groups like the ADL are doing enough — and have done enough — to keep Jews safe. The answer for many — once unspoken and now increasingly reaching fever pitch — is a resounding no. [...] Not everyone has been silent, of course — but those who speak up risk swift denunciation. In 2020, president of the Zionist Organization of America, Morton Klein, was the target of a letter signed by 200 “student leaders” urging the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations to censure him, citing “a pattern of racist and Islamophobic behavior.” Klein’s crime was suggesting it was inappropriate that a historically Jewish-focused immigration society was almost entirely aiding Muslim immigrants. Two months later, Klein was nearly ousted from the JCRC of Greater Boston after tweeting that Black Lives Matter was “Jew-hating” and “promoting violence.” Continue Reading   REGISTER   Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email     DONATE Copyright © Zionist Organization of America 2025. All rights reserved. Zionist Organization of America | 633 Third Ave 31 B | New York, NY 10017 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice