MRAP downplayed antisemitism to avoid appearing as a Jewish-only organization

Evidence

Marjorie Dove Kent is the executive director of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ), an organization that mobilizes Jews to combat racism and economic inequity in New York City. The organization participates in a larger coalition called the Jews Against Islamophobia Coalition that arose in response to the Park51 controversy in lower Manhattan in 2010. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 715 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Anti-racist organizations historically avoided treating religion as within their remit — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 84; Jewish anti-racism groups mobilized against Islamophobia after the Park51 controversy — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 715

Broader Connections

• Jewish anti-racism groups mobilized against Islamophobia after the Park51 controversy #complicates (0.74) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 715