Anti-Semitism

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, led a bipartisan group of 20 of their Senate colleagues – all of them Task Force members – in a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to expeditiously nominate a qualified Ambassador to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism in order to confront the rising level of anti-Semitism worldwide.

“Tragically, 76 years after the...

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WASHINGTON D.C. – As part of the U.S. Department of State’s Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, released the following statement recognizing Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day:

“We are grateful and humbled to come together today to join you in the State Department’s Observance of...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, announced that she has been appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for the 117^th Congress.

“We must never forget those who were taken from us, or the suffering inflicted upon those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust,” said Senator Rosen. “The only way to prevent one of the darkest chapters in our history from reoccurring is...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, was named Global Chair of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP), an organization reestablished by the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in order to combat global antisemitism and attacks on democratic values.

“It is an honor to be named as Global Chair of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians at this critical time for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, released the following statement in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

“Today we solemnly remember the six million Jews and five million other people murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust,” said Senator Rosen. “On this day, we honor the memory of those who were killed and the bravery of those who stood up against...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, released the following statement applauding news of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2019 is now law. Rosen helped introduce this bipartisan and bicameral legislation to enhance the State Department’s role in combating and monitoring anti-Semitism around the world.

“We have a moral obligation to put a stop to the alarming...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, released the following statement applauding news of the Senate passage of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2019, bipartisan and bicameral legislation she helped introduce to enhance the State Department’s role in combating and monitoring anti-Semitism around the world.

“Anti-Semitism continues to rise at an alarming rate...

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, released the following statement applauding the Council of the European Union’s declaration prioritizing the fight against anti-Semitism:

“At a time when anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, in the United States, and globally, we applaud the Council of the European Union for making it clear that the EU has no tolerance for...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV), co-chair of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, and a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC), joined a bipartisan letter with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Rob Portman (R-OH), James Lankford (R-OK), and Gary Peters (D-MI) to the Senate Appropriations Committee requesting up to $360 million in funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP) for Fiscal Year...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) addressed a panel hosted by the Anti-Defamation League. Senator Rosen discussed the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism’s efforts to curb the disturbing rise of anti-Semitism in the United States and globally, including by advocating for comprehensive Holocaust education.

“We have a responsibility to our neighbors, our friends, our community, and our children to help prevent anti-Semitism before it starts. With...