Training Programs for Members of the Jewish Community
The Confronting Anti-Semitism Program was founded in Boston in 1988. Its mission is to increase awareness of anti-Semitism among Jewish youth, family members and communities; provide opportunities to explore and strengthen Jewish identity; and develop skills to effectively respond to acts of anti-Semitism in schools and communities.
- Increase understanding of anti-Semitism among Jewish youth, family members and communities.
- Provide new opportunities to explore and strengthen Jewish identity.
- Develop skills to effectively respond to anti-Semitic incidents.
- Family Awareness workshops provide students in grades 7 and 8 and their families with the opportunity to discuss the nature and impact of anti-Semitism in their schools and communities, and identify safe and practical response strategies.
- Words to Action workshops for college and pre-college students empower and equip them with constructive, effective responses to anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias on campus.
- Confronting Hate and Anti-Semitic Incidents (CHAI) workshops provide adult members of the Jewish communities with resources and strategies to recognize and respond to anti-Semitism at home, in the workplace and in the community.
- Increased awareness of anti-Semitic stereotypes, myths and manifestations.
- Affirmed value and importance of a positive Jewish identity.
- Acquired resources, skills and strategies to effectively respond to anti-Semitic incidents.
For more information, please contact Penny Hurwitz
Associate Education Director
Anti-Defamation League New England
617.406.6350 or firstname.lastname@example.org