Celebrities are standing up against antisemitism. A new online campaign launched Tuesday that includes several videos distributed on social media networks, in which a host of stars declaring that they are against the rise of antisemitism in the United States.
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The title of the campaign is "New Year, New Voices," and American celebrities participate in it, declaring that they are "standing up against antisemitism." During the coming period, additional videos are to be released as part of the campaign, with other stars from the culture and entertainment industry who will speak out against antisemitism. The videos can be viewed on the 2024newvoices@ Instagram account.
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David Arquette and Emmanuelle Chriqui declaring that they are against the rise of antisemitism in the United States in the 2024 New Voices c
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Among the participants in the videos that have already been distributed are Connie Britton ("Nashville" and "White Lotus"), David Arquette ("Scream"), Lance Bass (former member of the band N'Sync), Emmanuelle Chriqui ("Entourage") and Hayden Panettiere ("Heroes"), as well as Debra Messing and music producer Scooter Braun , who already expressed their support for Israel since the start of the war in Gaza and even came to visit the country.
Behind the campaign stands entrepreneur and author Samantha Ettus. "In light of the overwhelming silence at the Golden Globes and the Emmy Awards, I wanted to bring prominent voices against hatred of Jews, and show everyone that 'never again is now'," Ettus explained in a statement. "The propaganda has made too many people feel that standing up against anti-Semitism is political. It's not - just like hatred toward other ethnic groups, we need to stop it at the beginning."
Ettus told Page Six that many of the celebrities handlers didn't want their clients to participate in the campaign, and that the only time they were successful in convincing a star to take part in the campaign was when they went directly to the celebrity.
She said that some celebrities worried that they would be seen as supporting a political cause rather than opposing hatred of a minority group in the United States that have nothing to do with a war in the Middle East.