January 6, 2020
AJC Holds the First JewishandProud Day
Historical context
On January 6, 2020, the American Jewish Committee asked Jews and their neighbors to mark JewishandProud Day in public.
Archive record
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- Date
- January 6, 2020
- Verified sources
- 1
- Archive threads
- 3
On this day, the American Jewish Committee asked Jews to wear something identifiably Jewish and to post photographs with the hashtag JewishandProud. AJC also invited people who are not Jewish to post their support.
AJC records that the day followed the January 5 “No Hate. No Fear.” march across the Brooklyn Bridge, which AJC cosponsored. David Harris, then AJC’s chief executive, said the point was that Jews would not shy away from showing their identity in public.
Research trail
Sources and further reading
- AJC’s #JewishandProud Campaign Trending · American Jewish Committee · American Jewish Committee View source
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