There is this very liberal, democratic tradition in our country: using the courts to engage in litigation to uphold the basic rights of minorities, - Brooke Goldstein

“When I first proposed a Jewish civil rights litigation fund there was backlash from some of the traditional Jewish leadership,” Goldstein said. “ ‘That’s too aggressive,’

Exposing the state-sponsored indoctrination and recruitment of innocent Muslim children was eye-opening," she said. "This hate education is the root cause of terrorism.

As a civil rights attorney, aggressively asserting the rights of my clients to be free from unlawful discrimination is a compliment. That means you’re a good lawyer. Can you imagine the NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) being accused by the black community of too aggressively advocating for black civil rights? If we don’t stand up for ourselves, who will? And if we don’t fight to enforce our rights, why should we expect anyone to respect them?”