Keeping the Community Safe
Washingtonians for a Brighter Future (WBF) is the political action arm of the Jewish community and its allies in Washington State.
Antisemitism is growing:
April 2026: Number of diaspora Jews killed in antisemitic attacks in 2025 was highest in three decades.
December 2025: Seattle man charged with hate crime for threatening to murder people at Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
November 2025: A federal lawsuit alleges Nathan Hale High School failed to protect a student from antisemitic harassment.
October 2025: Seattle students rally in support of October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, celebrating “two years of resistance.”
October 2025: Man arrested for antisemitic graffiti in Issaquah.
July 2025: Antisemitic graffiti in Seattle neighborhood.
“We’re in a moment in time where the Jewish community is afraid. […] “We’ve seen a rise in antisemitism, and we have deep concerns that we need our elected leaders to be conscious of our community and to take meaningful actions to ensure the safety and security of the Jewish people.”
Solly Kane, President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
“No one in America should have to change their behavior because of what they believe, but that’s how most Jews are living their lives.”
Ted Deutch, CEO, American Jewish Committee
“Antisemitism thrives when lies go unchallenged.”
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