Ex-NFL player Emmanuel Acho and actor Noa Tishby team up for 'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew' to tackle antisemitism

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The collaboration between Emmanuel Acho and Noa Tishby began well before the recent escalations in antisemitic incidents.

Emmanuel Acho, a former NFL linebacker turned activist, is not Jewish but he felt compelled to understand and address the pain antisemitism causes. Along with actor Noa Tishby, he has released a new book titled 'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Jew.' Acho had previously written 'Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man,' published in 2020, and said he saw this as an opportunity to bring attention to antisemitism.

7 terror attack on Israel by Hamas, which officials say left some 1,200 people dead and more than 200 others held hostage in Gaza. Demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war have spread nationwide. Congress is currently considering legislation that would take aim at antisemitism on college campuses.Tishby, who praised Acho's commitment to the subject, highlighted the complexities of antisemitism, which often disguises itself in various forms. 'Antisemitism is not as simple as racism.

 

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