Our Statements & Press Releases
Our Statements & Press Releases
Our Statements & Press Releases
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CJFS Releases Shadow Report Detailing State Commission's Missteps and Offering Guidance to Address Antisemitism​
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November 20, 2025
The Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism failed to meet the moment ...
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Response to MSCCA Draft Recommendations on Higher Education
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November 17, 2025
The Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism has released a draft final report of their findings and recommendations, including new ...
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November 7, 2025
BOSTON – As Trump and allies like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) continue to levy spurious accusations of antisemitism to vilify political opponents and erode core ...
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How to Combat Antisemitism in Massachusetts Higher Ed
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September 18, 2025
This document provides guiding principles and concrete practices that institutions can employ to meaningfully combat antisemitism without enabling the Trump...
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September 8, 2025
MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE, BOSTON – Concerned Jewish Faculty & Staff (CJFS), a group representing Jewish academics and staff members from roughly 25 Boston...
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August 19, 2025
​Together for an Inclusive Massachusetts (TIM) and Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff – Boston (CJFS-B) call on the Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism to ...
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As CJFS highlighted earlier this year, “the ADL has become a clear and present danger to every norm, freedom, and right that keeps Jewish communities safe in the United...
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The IHRA definition conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism and has been routinely employed to silence legitimate criticism of Israel. Not only does this...
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Preliminary Reaction to Mass SCCA Draft K-12 Findings & Recommendations
On Wednesday July 2, the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism (MSCCA) released its Draft K-12 Education Findings and...
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CJFS-B Letter to Harvard Leaders on Antisemitism and Islamophobia Task Force Reports
Criticism of Israel, its government and policies, the ideology of Zionism, or US military or diplomatic support for Israel does not constitute antisemitism or any other form of ...
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CJFS Joins Inter-Faith Community and Civil Rights Groups in Denouncing ADL President’s Reckless and Dehumanizing Statements about Peaceful Student ...
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CJFS-B Condemns Disgraceful and Disturbing Repression at NYU
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As Jewish faculty and staff opposed to the false premise that criticism of Israel is itself an act of bias, we applaud Mr. Rozos for speaking with empathy, compassion...
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The Special Commission has consistently ignored or refused CJFS’ invitations for a public hearing at which commission members could learn from local scholars who ...
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ADL “Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2024” is Misleading and Dangerous
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Statement and press release on the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)’s “annual audit of antisemitic incidents” for 2024: “As Jewish faculty and staff deeply concerned about ...
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On Wednesday March 26, the Interim Harvard Dean of Social Science David M. Cutler dismissed the faculty leaders of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)...
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We are Jewish professors, staff members, and students from universities across the United States. We hold various views about Israel and Palestine, politics in the Middle ...
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See the 3400+ Not in Our Name Signatories
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Statement from Concerned Jewish Faculty Opposing the Antisemitism Awareness Act
Criticism of the state of Israel, the Israeli government, policies of the Israeli government, or Zionist ideology is not – in and of itself – antisemitic....
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See the 1300+ Opposing Antisemitism Awareness Act Signatories