Combating antisemitism
Sherman has long worked to fight all forms of antisemitism, bigotry and hatred in all its forms -- wherever and whenever it happens.
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Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) joined with those honoring victims of the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting, the fifth anniversary of the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States.
"Five years ago today, our hearts broke by the tragic events at the Tree of Life Synagogue when 11 Jews were heinously murdered in the deadliest attack on the Jewish community in the United States," said Congressman Sherman. "We remember those we lost and stand united against anti-Semitism and hate in all its forms."
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus, and the most senior Democrat on the House of Representatives-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group, has been outspoken on the need to support Israel since the start of the horrendous attack by Hamas terrorists on October 7th, 2023.
Co-Chairs of the Israel Allies Caucus, Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Chris Smith (NJ-10) released the following statement on October 7, 2023:
We do not yet know the full extent of the horrors perpetuated against Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists, and we will likely learn of further war crimes by Hamas as new information surfaces in the coming hours and days. But what we've already seen are some of the most horrific images imaginable: elderly women slaughtered while waiting at a bus stop; dozens, including children, young women, and the elderly, kidnapped and taken into the Gaza strip; bodies of the dead desecrated and paraded around. The death toll has already reached 200 and is likely to continue to rise.
SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA -- "Today we pause to honor the memory of Joseph Ileto and the survivors of the North Valley Jewish Community Center shooting. The ugly factors that fueled that fateful day over twenty years ago - senseless gun violence, antisemitism and other forms of hate - are still sadly all too common.
While this tragic anniversary has left an indelible mark on our community, it also serves as a stark reminder on the need to never waver nor wilt in the face of hatred in any of its ugly forms."
Washington, DC -- As the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution proclaiming that Israel is "not a racist or apartheid state", Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) made a passionate speech on the House Floor defending Israel while slamming Republican's hypocrisy on antisemitism.
"We can't fight antisemitism if either side is only willing to get tough on it when politically convenient," proclaimed Sherman in a fiery speech.
Washington, D.C. -- On May 25th, the Biden Administration released the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitismthat includes over 100 new actions the Administration will take to raise awareness of antisemitism and its threat to American democracy, protect Jewish communities, reverse the normalization of antisemitism, and build cross-community solidarity.
Washington, D.C. -- This week, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32), along with more than 20 lawmakers, joined together with several Holocaust survivors for an event on Capitol Hill in honor of Yom HaShoah, Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Reps. David Kustoff (TN) and Brad Schneider (IL) hosted their colleagues for an emotional event that included remarks from Holocaust survivor Rachel Mutterperl Goldfarb, a candlelighting, a recitation of names of Jews who died in the Holocaust and remarks by Stuart Eizenstat, chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
"To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time." – Elie Wiesel Yet on this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, less than half of Americans know how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust. As we take today to memorialize and mourn the 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazi regime, and as antisemitism and ethnic hatred is on the rise around the world, we must reprioritize Holocaust education.