'We’re not here to argue semantics over whether we can call them “concentration camps”; when we say “never again,” we mean it is time to close all camps throughout the country.'
where there isn’t space to sit down, and the continued separation of children from their parents. The collective action in which I took part is about the people I saw detained in an ICE facility in Boston banging on barred windows,that read “lockdown,” “help,” and “thank you,” while we stood outside the building. It is about them and the other detainees across the country. We should never forget that. The Jewish people, however, know our history, and bring that history in solidarity.
And the practice of questioning has remained a core tenet of my Jewish identity. I am curious. I am constantly searching for answers that are layered and address complicated circumstances with forethought. I challenge what is accepted, sometimes with a simple, “Why?” This questioning leads to action. It leads to collective movement. It leads to rapid response when we as a Jewish people cannot accept the answers we’re given. It leads to nationwide movements like Never Again Action.
My great-great grandfather owned a small general store in Taylor, Pennsylvania, at the height of the Great Depression. When he passed away, several strangers showed up to his funeral. When asked why they had come, they told my family that they were the grandchildren of folks who had survived the Great Depression solely because of my great-great grandfather, who fed and housed people with no expectation of receiving anything in return.
In 2016, my father organized political fundraisers in Albuquerque for Democratic candidates. He sits on the board of conservationist organizations, fighting to ensure that the world my generation and future generations inherit is healthy and full of bountiful wildlife. He taught me to debate and encouraged me to speak up, regardless of the repercussions.
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