WHY BCTC WAS BORN- HERE FOR CARE AGAINST HATRED
BCTC was born out of a need—born into a world clouded by misinformation, disinformation, and a painful absence of honest, accessible truth.
And especially when it comes to HATRED—a 🦠 CANCER spreading quietly, violently, and without pause.
BCTC was born from 💖 love and care, from a desire to fight HATE—not with more hate, but with 🔆 light.
We woke up to the silence. And then to the 🔥 fires of HATE—rising in our neighborhoods, in our communities, and across the globe.
BCTC didn’t come to treat the symptoms.
WE CAME TO BE PART OF THE 💊 CURE.
🎯 WE ‘RE AGAINST ALL HATRED. FOCUS ON JEWISH-HATRED
Yes, we FOCUS ON JEW-HATRED—because the co-founders are Jews.
Because this is our 🕎 story, our wounds, our scars, our lives.
But HATRED OF ANYONE—SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHO THEY ARE, NOT FOR WHAT THEY’VE DONE—is 🚫 UNACCEPTABLE..
Where someone comes from, the color of their skin, their culture, their faith or religion, their history, their name, their family—NONE OF THESE SHOULD EVER MAKE SOMEONE A TARGET.
It’s DESPICABLE.
We can and want to talk about all hatred and racism.
We keep creating spaces exactly for this—and for everyone.
And being Jewish?
It’s NOT JUST A RELIGION.
(📍 Visit us — we explain more.)
🧭 OUR STORY
The two of us, the co-founders, come from very different backgrounds:
🇮🇱 One of us grew up in Israel, surrounded by Jews, traveling the world as an Israeli Jew—named, identified, often judged. At times hiding it, just to avoid confrontation.
Growing up in Israel meant living with contradiction: the vibrancy of coexistence alongside the constant hum of conflict. Going to school meant sitting beside classmates whose families carried stories of persecution and escape. Sharing bread with Arab neighbors, learning about democracy and singing about peace—even when running to safe rooms during missile attacks. Kids grew up as soldiers in waiting bearing of a legacy too often marked by trauma. That was the norm. And still, peace remained the dream.
Traveling abroad revealed a different reality—where antisemitism appeared in casual slurs, closed doors, and coded suspicion.
🇺🇸 The other grew up Jewish as an American in the South, where Jews were few. Likely the only Jew in your class and one of a handful in your school. “Where are your horns?” could have been heard.
You learned, sang, and knew all the Christmas carols from the school performance along with the one token Chanukah song.
You knew you were different. You were told by your family you were special. Diversity wasn’t really a thing growing up in the 80’s. But, antisemitism was there. It always was there. Often in the shadows. In the background.
EXPERIENCING HATRED
We both heard the slurs. 👂
Felt the stares. 👁️
Learned to expect it.
We were told, “That’s just life as a Jew.”
Just accept it. Don’t be bothered.
We were taught to swallow it, to brush it off, to stay silent, to keep going.
The Jews usually prefer to dream of peace and see the world through rose-colored glasses.
To be proud and loud—but among ourselves.
To shrug it off. 🤐
To not rock the boat. ⛵
To not make noise.
And then the world as we thought we knew it shifted.
Then came THE WAKE-UP CALL.
A blow to the 💔 heart.
To the back.
To the kidneys, legs, arms—
And the strongest—to our mind.
And we realized:
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW.
⏳ THE CONSISTENT NATURE OF HATE
Hatred didn’t vanish.
HATRED DOESN’T DISAPPEAR.
It’s always been here and there.
It only shifts in volume—📉 louder on some days, 📈 quieter on others.
It comes from the far right, the far left, the center—and from all directions in between.
We are scapegoated.
We are stereotyped— 😒 even through so-called “compliments.”
We are blamed.
And too often, WE ARE ATTACKED, HUNTED, LYNCHED.
(🎭 WATCH “PARADE” ON BROADWAY—JUST AS ONE EXAMPLE.)
THIS. IS. HAPPENING.
🎭 HATE DISGUISED: ALL AROUND US: WHAT OPENED OUR EYES
And Why We Built a Space for Truth and Dialogue
This video captures the essence of the problem—and the very reason BCTC was born.
We saw it happening all around us:
✔️ Misinformation spreading fast
✔️ Truth buried under negative emotions and slogans
✔️ Our beautiful rights—speech, protest, justice—exploited and twisted into tools of hate
It begins with something as basic as offering people food.
When it’s more about a BOYCOTT OF ISRAELI PRODUCTS.
And if you listen closely, you’ll realize: It’s not about food.
It’s not about a simple protest.
It’s not about policy.
It quickly reveals itself for what it is—SOMETHING MUCH DARKER.
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At BCTC, we believe in FREE SPEECH 🗣️
In our right to stand up, speak up, and protest
In holding governments accountable.
This is what makes a society DEMOCRATIC.
In civil disagreement
In “kind and curious” conversations
DIVERSITY. PLURALISM OF OPINIONS. DISAGREEMENT. CIVIL DIALOGUE.
“KIND AND CURIOUS” CONVERSATION.
THAT’S THE DREAM.
But is this boycott truly that?
Are these opinions rooted in truth and facts—
or in resentment, anger, and hate?
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In the video, a Jewish presenter—not a soldier, not Israeli, not a politician—is called a MURDERER.
He’s blamed and hated simply for being Jewish.
🎯 This is what we face.
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And let’s talk about the so-called Israeli products:
They’re not just hummus and wine.
They’re medical breakthroughs. Tech innovations.
That save lives, power hospitals, connect people. Make life easier.
They’re created by individuals, not governments.
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Yet Israel—the world’s only Jewish country, tiny on the map but enormous under the microscope—
is singled out, boycotted, shouted down, and vilified in city streets and college campuses.
That’s not protest.
That’s a DOUBLE STANDARD.
While dozens of nations with horrific human rights records pass without comment, Israel is relentlessly targeted.
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and then there’s the lack of education, the false narratives.
This is why BCTC exists:
To offer facts where there’s confusion.
To build real conversation where there’s noise.
To challenge the slogans with actual understanding.
Want to know what “ETHNIC CLEANSING” or “COLONIZATION” really mean?
Join our events. Read our materials. Ask questions.
Get to know Israel’s complexity—not just the catchphrases.
Because this?
This isn’t activism.
This isn’t justice.
🛑 This is JEW HATRED—dressed up in politics.
It’s not a call for peace.
It’s a call for destruction, annihilation, and punishment for being Jewish.
See more about the role of the media/experts:
INVITATION TO ALL FAITH
We carry this weight—ALWAYS.
We feel this hate—EVERYWHERE.
Often in silence.
Often alone.
BUT NOT ANYMORE.
📢 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
We don’t usually ask for support…
But now, we urge you.
TO WAKE UP. TO BE HERE. TO BE NOW. TO BE WITH US.
Come. Ask. Learn. Challenge assumptions.
🤝 JOIN A CONVERSATION THAT SEES PEOPLE AS PEOPLE—
Not just headlines, hashtags, or fake news.
Not just TikTok takes.
Not someone else’s fear.
Not sipping from flashy words of so-called experts with no firsthand knowledge or experience—
Just distant opinions, distortions, or those used as pawns.
WE’RE NOT HERE TO SHOUT.
WE’RE HERE TO BUILD.
TO COEXIST.
TO LISTEN.
TO TALK.
TO REMEMBER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN—
EVEN WHEN THE WORLD FORGETS.
WE’RE HERE TO HEAL WHAT HATRED IS TRYING TO BREAK.
We’re here for REAL CONVERSATION—NOT ECHO CHAMBERS.
🛠️ Build. 🤝 Coexist. 👂 Listen. 💬 Talk. 🕊️ Heal.
✡️ TO OUR FELLOW JEWS:
If you’ve been silent, exhausted, scared—
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
We see you. We hear you. We’ve been you.
Come to:
🎧 Listen.
🗣️ Speak.
🧠 Ask.
🫂 Be held.
🌈 Remember you are not alone, there are others who care deeply—and
Including many NON-JEWS who stand with us fully, with open hearts, without needing to agree with every policy to support our humanity.
🏡 Host a BCTC conversation – at home, club house, your heart.
We’ll show up.
We’ll hold the space.
We’ll walk beside you.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO CARRY THIS ALONE ANYMORE.
Want to learn more?
Come to one of our events. Read our materials and resources.
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