When Safety Means Self-Definition | Denver News

A wave of escalating antisemitic violence and hate in Colorado has left the Jewish community reeling — from a deadly firebombing at a festival to a county commissioner sharing a demonic image of a Jewish official, then suing the reporter who exposed it. Political silence or exploitation, not solidarity, has become the norm, while Jewish families face harassment, schoolyard bullying, and bomb threats. At the heart of the crisis is a deeper wound: the erasure of Jewish agency, the right to define their own identity without external imposition. True safety won’t come from just condemning hate — it demands respect for self-determination, a right too often denied. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/23527cdfa211ab2b