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:
May 2026: Assaults against U.S. Jews reach 46-year high.
May 2026: Lawsuit (second since Nov. 2025) alleges “rampant antisemitic harassment and bullying” at Nathan Hale High School.
April 2025: Univ. of Washington under federal investigation over its “handling of antisemitism.”
December 2025: Seattle man charged with hate crime for threatening to murder people at Temple De Hirsch Sinai.
October 2025: Seattle students rally in support of October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, celebrating “two years of resistance.”
“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
“There needs to be a political cost to antisemitism and a benefit to standing with our community. [….] The Jewish community needs elected officials to speak out against all forms of Jew-hatred.” Carolyn Hathaway, The Cholent
