Name: Stephanie Greenstein

Social Justice Group: 2023-2024, Anti-Semitism

Date of Fieldwork: February 2, 2024

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):

Type of Fieldwork: [69]

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork?:

On February 2nd, 2024, me and my partner Misha Shtender met with Erica Lamagna, A math teacher and a leader of the Jewish affinity group at LREI.

During our meeting with her, we learned about her experiences with Anti-Semitism in the workplace and with her students. We also discussed with her, her opinion about how and if Anti-Semitism specifically on social media affects her students and how they react and understand these serious attacks. In our interview, we were able to learn more about Erica’s experiences at different schools. She shared a story of a young child in elementary school drawing a Swastika, an Emblem that was used for the German Nazi group in an attempt to attack and harm the Jewish students.

Fortunately, Erica herself has never experienced acts of antisemitism in the workplace or with her students, But it was still important and educational to hear her story.