Hearing DetailsCombatting Antisemitism

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Friday, November 14, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism Commission Meeting #15

Representative Simon Cataldo & Senator John C. Velis, Co-Chairs

Commission Meeting #15
November 14, 2025 – 10:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02133
Hearing Room A1

Virtual via Microsoft Teams

AGENDA

1. Roll Call

2. Approve Prior Meeting Minutes: November 5, 2025

3. Statements of the Chair and Announcements – Co-Chairs

4. Discussion: Parents for Peace - Why antisemitism is not just a Jewish problem

· Myrieme Churchill, Executive Director

· Arno Michaelis, Exit Peer Specialist

· Mubin Shaikh, Exit Peer Specialist

5. Discussion: Lessons from an antisemitism educator supporting the community

· Oren Jacobson, Chief Executive Officer of Project Shema

6. Discussion on research and interventions to support Jews in the workplace

· Karyn Cohen, Volunteer, CJP and Member, Center for Combating Antisemitism Advisory Committee

· Rebecca Leeman, Chief of Staff, National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL)

7. Discussion: Perspectives on antisemitism from Massachusetts clergy of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights

· Rabbi Jessica Lowenthal

· Rabbi Aliza Schwartz

8. Discussion on the Immigrant Jewish Experience — Israelis, Russian Jews, and Persian Jews in Massachusetts

· Robert Mayer, National Co-Chair, Israeli-American Civic Action Network

· Eugene Levin, Filmmaker and Community Advocate

· Eliana Nahoumi, Representative of the Persian Jewish Community

9. Discussion: A global approach to confront antisemitism and educate on lessons from the Holocaust

· Alice Nderitu, Former United Nations Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide

10. Discussion: What it takes to combat antisemitism in K-12, a parent’s perspective

· Andrea Silbert, Parent

11. Adjourn

This virtual meeting will be viewable by the public via a livestream that can be found on the https://malegislature.gov/ website. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the co-chairs.

For general feedback and comments please fill out the Special Commission's feedback form on the Commission’s website, which can be found here:

For questions, or to contact the Commission, please email: scca@malegislature.gov

Posted on 11/12/2025 at 9:15am

Updated on 11/12/2025 at 12:15pm to reflect revisions to agenda items #4, #6, #7, #8

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Combatting Antisemitism - 11-14-2025	11/14/2025 10:00 AM	03:30:53

	Document
	#14 Meeting Minutes - 11.5.2025
	Updated Agenda Meeting #15
	Updated Meeting #15 Materials - 11.14.2025

Hearing DetailsCombatting Antisemitism

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