Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will implore other nations to 'build coalitions to tackle this epidemic of hate' as part of his continued tour to oppose antisemitism.
Emhoff, who is Jewish, will head Thursday to the United Nations to speak at an event on Globalizing Efforts to Combat"We must build coalitions to tackle this epidemic of hate," he will say, according to prepared remarks."We must bring together people from all backgrounds, faiths, and ethnicities. Because hate is interconnected. It affects everyone."
The event will bring together government and community leaders as well as U.N. representatives, according to a White House official. The program is meant to draw attention to global rising antisemitism and to discuss"effective solutions for confronting the various manifestations of contemporary antisemitism."
Emhoff has been taking the lead in efforts by the White House to combat antisemitism. Antisemitism has been at record highs in recent years,
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