While “American racism never went away,” the “bold, anti-Semitic rhetoric” that reared its head at last week’s rally was “shocking for me,” said Webster — marchers from extreme right groups chanted “Jews will not replace us” and the infamous Nazi slogan “blood and soil.” The Guyanese son of formerly Christian pastors who converted to Judaism at age six, Webster described the new alignment of identities as “surreal.” “These are different players at a different moment in history, but it’s the same playbook,” he said. “The question: Will we get it right this time?” On Saturday night, Webster helped organize a Havdalah Against Hate rally on the Upper East side. Over sixty people turned out. Yehuda Webster: “White supremacy is here to hold down and exploit all of us alike. We need to stand shoulder to shoulder.” Courtesy “White supremacy is here to hold down and exploit all of us alike,” said Webster, who hopes this will be a coming-together moment for people of color and Jews. “We need to stand shoulder to shoulder.” Webster was not alone in feeling simultaneously disturbed and unsurprised by last week’s events. Read the rest here: http://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/for-jews-of-color-charlottesville-is-personal/"White supremacy is all around us." JFREJ member Jews of Color Caucus leader Yehudah Webster kicking off our action. #FightSupremacy pic.twitter.com/fEk3fBPYcI
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