Governor declares April 29, 2026, End Jew Hatred Day
Growing up Jewish in the West Texas Baptist Bible Belt, I was fortunate as I experienced very little antisemitism. Maybe a sideways comment here, a stereotype there, but nothing overt, nothing frightening. I knew the term “antisemitism,” of course. But for much of my life it remained abstract — a word that belonged more to the past than to my present.
That illusion shattered on Oct. 7, 2023.
On that day, the world witnessed the most barbaric, premeditated attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. The brutal invasion of Israel by Hamas left over 1,200 Israeli civilians slaughtered, 48 of them American, thousands injured and 253 taken hostage.
The word I had grown up hearing, antisemitism, was no longer sufficient. It sounded clinical, vague, almost benign. Since that day I no longer use the word antisemitism. I say “jew hatred.” I say it clearly, I say it with purpose!
Sadly, as we approach three years since the attempted genocide of the Jewish people, jew hatred has exploded across the globe. So this year, I again connected with the organization, End Jew Hatred, a non-partisan, grassroots civil rights movement.
I am proud to share that, just as she did in 2025, Gov. Kelly Ayotte has officially issued a proclamation declaring April 29, 2026, as “End Jew Hatred Day” in New Hampshire.
We the Jewish people of New Hampshire thank Gov. Ayotte for standing with the the Jewish community at a time when so many remain silent.