Catalyst – Combating Antisemitism Initiatives Magazine

Welcome to Catalyst – The FJMC International Combating Antisemitism Initiatives magazine.

Our quarterly magazine is a platform for leadership — and a call to action in the fight against antisemitism. There are moments when silence becomes complicity. When the steady rise of hatred demands more than awareness, more than concern. We are living in one of those moments. That is why CATALYST exists.

If you have any questions on Combating Antisemitism or content you would like to submit for Catalyst, please contact:

Irv Varkonyi, Chair, Combating Antisemitism at

Aaron Altman Editor-in-Chief, CATALYST at

Catalyst, Inaugural Issue, Summer 2026 Edition

Editor’s Note: The articles appearing in this issue have been abridged for print. To read the full, unabridged versions, please see below.

Welcome from the FJMC Committee to Combat Antisemitism, by Irv Varkonyi, Chair
The Jewish Man after October 7 by Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.ed, Executive Director, FJMC Int’l
ADL Audit of Antisemitic Incidents by Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO, ADL
Blue Square Alliance Against Hate by Adam Katz, President
Hillel International by Adam Lehman, President and CEO
Spertus Institute by Dr. Dean P. Bell, President and CEO
Antisemitism and You! by Mark M. Goldstein, President, Men’s Club Temple Etz Chaim
How do we respond to antisemitism? by Samson Nderitu from Kenya

In This Section

The New Frontier
Ha D’var Newsletter
Catalyst – Combating Antisemitism Initiatives Magazine
L’Chaim! – Health and Wellness Program’s magazine
Pride and Prejudice Newsletter
Now You Know
FJMC Weekly Digest