This book of testimonials provides documentation of how Jewish Americans are persisting and resisting antisemitism so that allies see us, hear us, and know how to show up for us. We need documentation to show how we build and sustain community. We need documentation so that future generations will know how we triumphed in the twenty-first century, just as we know how Moses, the Maccabees, and other Jews have triumphed for millennia.

Telling our stories of courage and victory gives us collective hope and pride. Telling our stories empowers and emboldens future generations of Jews — and our allies — to sustain our legacy. Telling our stories humanizes us and serves as a call to action to combat antisemitism.