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not encourage talking about
discrimination only perpetu-
ates it and allows racism and
hate to continue.

One of the things that
attracted me to Judaism and
that I love about our religion
is how it centers studying,
remembering and celebrating
the story of our oppression and
collective liberation during the
holiday of Pesach. As Jews, we
tell and retell how we were
slaves, the challenges we
faced and how we ultimately
obtained freedom. Several
other of our holidays recount
historical oppression, libera-
tion or both. Through telling
these stories, we are able to
move toward collective healing
and guard against current and
future harm.

In the past several years, I
have been honored to stand
with my Jewish community
against discrimination toward
immigrants, in support of Black
lives and against anti-Semi-
tism. These have been powerful
moments of communal pursuit
of justice.

I have been so apprecia-
tive of the many non-Asian
Jewish friends and community
members who have reached out
to me asking what they can do
to support Asian Americans.

While there must be support
for a strong political and legal
response, including a commit-
ment to combat structural
racism, my personal message
is simple: Stand with us against
anti-Asian racism, help create
space for Asian Americans to
share our stories and elevate
them when we do. Through
the continued sharing and
understanding of the Asian-
American experience, we can
work to process our collective
trauma, combat the hate and
move in solidarity toward a
more compassionate and
equitable world.

Information and resources
are available at Stop AAPI
Hate, started by the San
Francisco-based Chinese for
Affirmative Action, and the
Asian Law Caucus, an affil-
iate of the San Francisco-based
Asian Americans Advancing
Justice. l
Jenny Wong is the elected
Berkeley city auditor and a joint
member of Congregation Netivot
Shalom and Kehilla Community
Synagogue. This originally ran in
J. the Jewish News of Northern
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