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Jewish Affiliated Organizations Jointly Condemn Eagles Wide Receiver Desean Jackson’s Antisemitic Social Media Posts

  • July 7, 2020

July 7, 2020,  Philadelphia, PA – Today, a coalition of Jewish-affiliated organizations issued the following statement:

“ADL,  AJC, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation and the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition strongly condemned Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s antisemitic social media posts promoting notorious antisemite, Louis Farrakhan, and a quote falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler. Although Mr. Jackson later posted that he ‘has no hate in his heart,’ his amplification of hate-filled messages sent a very different message.  We commend the Eagles organization for speaking out forcefully against the posts and urging Mr. Jackson to apologize. We appreciate Mr. Jackson’s apology and his removal of the offensive posts, and we hope that he will take this opportunity to work with the Jewish community and become educated about how dangerous and pernicious antisemitism and all forms of hate are.

All of the undersigned organizations work in coalitions in our community, foster interfaith and Black-Jewish dialogues, and support all efforts to ensure Philadelphia is safe and welcoming for all.  We are willing to work with the Eagles and Mr. Jackson on education and outreach.

The Eagles have been a unifying force in our City.  We hope they will remain so.”

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ADL is the world’s leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of bigotry, its timeless mission is to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate with the same vigor and passion. As a global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education and fighting hate online, ADL is the first call when acts of bigotry occur. ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate. ADL Philadelphia serves eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. www.adl.org.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) works to enhance the wellbeing of the Jewish people and Israel and advance human rights and democratic values around the world. www.ajc.org

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to address the communities’ most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world.  For more than a century, the Jewish Federation has been proud to Carry the Light for Philadelphia by embracing three key roles: convening the community, encouraging and stewarding the generosity of our donors, and making grants to meet critical needs. www.jewishphilly.org

The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation maintains and offers programming for the Horwitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza, an educational and commemorative space open to the public in Center City, Philadelphia. https://www.philaholocaustmemorial.org

Formed in 1981, the Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition represents Jewish Federations throughout the Commonwealth, through advocacy, education and coalition-building. More at www.pajewishcoalition.org.