Three billboards have been placed around the Gainesville area and the University of Florida to raise awareness about rising antisemitism on college campuses.
The pink and white billboards were put up by JewBelong, a national nonprofit organization that fights antisemitism and makes Judaism accessible, in collaboration with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and Regent University, according to a JewBelong press release. The signs include proactive and thought-provoking messages that draw attention to the “persistent and dangerous presence of antisemitism on campuses nationwide.”
“It’s a terrifying time to be a Jewish college student. Jewish students do not feel safe and are up against some of the worst antisemitism of our lifetime,” Archie Gottesman, co-founder of JewBelong, said in the release. “The Jewish community is only 2% of the entire country, so we need to work extra hard to break through to the wider American public.”…