Vigilance Against The Global Rise Of Anti-Semitism

By Ray Bassett

Published January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM EST

One of the messages from the “Jew Belong” campaign against anti-semitism.

In recent years, anti-semitic attacks have surged to unprecedented levels around the world since Hamas struck Israel on October 7th, 2023 and during the war that has followed in Gaza.

Michael Dzik is executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga.

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