Last week, I had an opportunity to speak with a number of middle school students at one of Rockland’s synagogue hebrew schools. I was invited to speak about the Federation and its role in confronting antisemitism. The key message I gave to the students was that the most important way to confront antisemitism is to take pride in and actively participate in their Jewish identity. I also shared that they are not alone if facing antisemitism, and the Federation and their Synagogue communities s...