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LOS ANGELES, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance Executive Committee released a statement on behalf of the Alliance condemning an alarming wave of antisemitic hate and bigotry that has spread across America and the United Kingdom. The Alliance has vowed to use their platform to speak out against hate in all its forms, to urge unity amongst minority groups, and maintain that an attack on one community is an attack on all minority communities. As Black and Jewish entertainment industry leaders, we condemn the appalling explosion of antisemitic violence and rhetoric across America and Europe over the past week, the statement begins.
Diane Warren (Songwriter, Producer), and
Ben Silverman (Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Propagate Content) are among nearly 130 signers of the joint statement, which was made public Friday. We are deeply concerned by the escalating violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories, the statement reads. The loss of life and violence is heartbreaking. We call on the leaders of all parties to end the violence, urge calm, and work toward de-escalation.
The statement s signers are among the first in the entertainment industry to publicly promote peace while also opposing a surge of deceptive media narratives that have dominated the news cycle since tensions escalated nearly a week ago.
More than 170 Black and Jewish entertainment industry professionals have signed a unity statement with the goal of improving relations between Blacks and Jews while countering racism and antisemitism in the entertainment community.
The statement, which is going to appear this month in full-page advertisements in entertainment publications Billboard and Variety, marks the launch of the Black-Jewish Entertainment Alliance, an effort “to bring the two communities together in solidarity, to support each other in their struggles, and to better understand each other’s plight and narratives,” according to the recently-launched organization website.
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Aaron Bay-Schuck, Warner Records chief executive officer and co-chairman