The startling spike in antisemitic crimes in Brooklyn in the past few months is part of a larger trend occurring more broadly across the country and the world.

Faith and community leaders representing populations in New York’s diverse neighborhoods have banded together to find solutions and reverse this trend. What are some of the best practices that are working and can they be replicated in other communities nationwide?

Jewish Funders Network views the recent demonstration of Nazis and other white supremacists in Charlottesville, Va., and the acts of terrorism that accompanied it, with outrage, sadness, and contempt. To say that we condemn white supremacy is virtually redundant; to exist as Jews, and to exist as true philanthropists, is to be a living contradiction to Nazism, white supremacy, and all forms of hatred.

JFN stands in solidarity with the victims of the brutal terrorist attack in Orlando, with their loved ones, and with victims of hate crimes and terror everywhere. We strongly condemn all anti-LGBT hatred, whether among Islamic extremists, among our own communities, or anywhere else. We resolve to work toward a world in which all people have peace, security, and freedom.