Agrassroots campaign urging educators to stop using teaching materials from the Anti-Defamation League reached the highest levels of K-12 education over the weekend. @GSDeutch reports: https://t.co/x8ICbJ5EpS
Antisemitism has infected the therapy world at alarming rates. Meet Long Island NY based therapist Gineth G Nelson, who messaged a Jewish woman on social media to kindly let her know - “Germans should have ended your kind.” Nelson runs Whole Health Counseling in Elmont NY. https://t.co/JISSZ1PoMR https://t.co/Dr3Ausj7ax
Jewish groups, congressional Democrats raise concerns about DHS intelligence cuts, @marcrod97 reports. https://t.co/DJigSkeEsF
Two Jewish therapists, Yocheved Junger and Jacqueline Katz, have filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against their employer, D2 Counseling in Dallas, Texas, alleging they were wrongfully terminated after raising concerns about the handling of antisemitism and attempting to assist a client suffering trauma related to rising antisemitism. The lawsuit claims the therapists were blocked from providing support and faced retaliation shortly after voicing their objections. This case highlights broader issues of bias and antisemitism within the mental health field, which the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has noted has surged since October 7, isolating Jewish therapists and dismissing Jewish trauma. The ADL has pledged to continue combating antisemitism in mental health services and encourages leaders to seek their guidance. Concurrently, tensions have escalated in education, where the largest U.S. teachers union has publicly severed ties with the ADL, criticizing it as failing to be a genuine social justice educational partner. This move has alarmed Jewish educators and groups, particularly as the union opposes an antisemitism bill. Additionally, Jewish organizations and congressional Democrats have expressed concerns about recent cuts to Department of Homeland Security intelligence related to antisemitism. Reports also surfaced of antisemitic behavior by a therapist in Long Island, New York, underscoring the ongoing challenges faced by the Jewish community in various professional sectors.