important to work with them to guide them on what to do. - Brooke Goldstein

We have never ourselves, as a minority community, really taken advantage of our rights to equal protection under the law, by strategically using the legal system to fight against anti-Semitic discrimination.

I'm reminded of M.J. Nurenberger's 'The Scared and the Doomed,' " "During our people's darkest hour, as Hitler's war machine kicked into high gear, much of the Diaspora establishment eschewed collective action to save European Jewry. These cosmopolitan, assimilated Jews did not want to risk their hard-earned place in American society by speaking out of turn. They wanted to be a part of the prevailing culture, not disturb it.

The community spends so much money on so-called pro-Israel advocacy, and it's not moving the needle. Dollars are being spent educating Jewish students how to defend themselves, handing out pamphlets and leaflets for them to memorize, as though it's the job of a Jewish student to defend Israel. The change you can make with one lawsuit or even one legal letter is enormous," she said. "Not only can you ensure that the rights of your clients are respected and protected, and that similar unlawful behavior is deterred, but you go from defense to offense. And when one minority community enforces the law, all minority communities benefit.