Athletes Stand Together Against Antisemitism
Athletes Against Antisemitism and Discrimination (AAAD) stands with the people of Israel in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks by Hamas. The death toll from the October 7th raid against Israel represents the deadliest assault on Jews since the Holocaust. 85 years later, we will not be silent in the face of antisemitism and threats to human dignity and human rights.
AAAD was founded with the mission of engaging athletes—both at the student level and beyond—and empowering them to use their platform to help raise awareness regarding the Holocaust, antisemitism and other forms of identity-based hate. In the wake of the abhorrent attacks against innocent civilians launched by Hamas, we believe that now, more than ever, it is necessary to encourage the next generation of change agents to stand up and speak out against these crimes against humanity.
We urge those in the athletic community to learn the facts about the situation in Israel and use their platform to address the ways in which Hamas is perpetrating human rights abuses towards both Israelis and Palestinians who suffer under Hamas’ rule in Gaza. Many athletic organizations, teams and players have publicly condemned the terrorist attacks by Hamas and pledged their support to the people of Israel. We are grateful for their leadership and their willingness to use their platforms to fight antisemitism, violence and injustice. We encourage other members of the athletic community to join us and #AAADyourvoice to the conversation.
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Signatories
- Bob McKillop - Retired Head Coach, Davidson College Men's Basketball
- Seth Greenberg - Basketball Analyst, ESPN
- Bruce Pearl - Head Men's Basketball Coach, Auburn University
- Doug Gottlieb - Broadcaster, Fox Sports
- David Blatt - Consultant, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Canadian National Team
- Ido Aharoni Aronoff - Global Ambassador, Maccabi World Union
- Tamir Goodman - Former Professional Basketball Player/Coach
- Steven Pearl - Associate Head Coach, Auburn University
- Jeff Goodman - Journalist, Field of 68
- Matt Elkin - Director of Operations, Yale University Men's Basketball
- Elliot Steinmetz - Head Coach, Yeshiva University Men's Basketball
- Jacob Steinmetz - MLB player, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Brian Schiff - Coach/Organizer, Maccabi USA Basketball
- Howard Levy - Head Coach, Mercer County Community College Men's Basketball
- German Srulovich - Assistant Coach, Bowling Green Men's Basketball
- Ryan Mee - Head Coach, Vassar College Men's Basketball
- Jerry Price - Senior Writer/Historian, Princeton University Athletic Department
- Todd Schayes - Former Maccabi Player/Coach and Head Coach, Kent Denver School
- Adam Chaskin - Retired Coach, U.S. National Maccabi team, Elon College, North Carolina A&T State University, UNC Greensboro and Siena College
- Jack Ruditzky - Student Athlete, Ithaca College Baseball
- Matt Hurwitz - Assistant Coach, UC Riverside Men's Basketball
- Michael Braunstein - Former Student Athlete, University of Washington Football
- Ryan Marks - Head Men's Basketball Coach, University of St. Francis (Joliet, IL)
- Lee Gruen - Coach, Chai Athletics
- Moshe Toledano - Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Union College
- Seth Eilberg - Head Boys' Basketball Coach, The Hill School
- Jon Levinson - NCAA Women's Basketball Secretary - Rules Editor, NCAA
- Ophir Sadeh - Assistant Coach, Hofstra University
- Jess Deutsch - Athletics/Higher Education Consultant
- Larry Shyatt - Retired Head Coach, University of Wyoming Men's Basketball
- Donna Orender - Officer, Maccabi USA
- Jared Korsten - Video and Scouting Coordinator, West Virginia University
- Herb Brown - Retired Coach, NBA and International Basketball Leagues
- John Dore - Retired Head Coach, Concordia University and Maccabiah Canada
- Sherry Levin - Head Coach/Former Player, Maccabi USA
- Dan Grunfeld - Former Basketball Player, Stanford University
- Rachel Flame - Student Athlete, Dickinson College
- Lawrence Greer - Advance Scout/Assistant Coach, New York Knicks
- David Gale - Director of Scouting, Vanderbilt University
- Sam Silverstein - Student Athlete, Harvard University Men's Basketball
- Dara Reyblat - Student Athlete, George Washington University
- Tess Mendelson - Student Athlete, George Washington University First Ladies Dance Team
- Danya Ellman - Senior Associate Athletic Director, George Washington University
- Matthew Landy - Head Coach, CESJDS
- Becky Silberman - Athletic Director and Head Basketball Coach, CESJDS
- BJ Dunne - Head Men's Basketball Coach, Gettysburg College
- Miles Smith Jr. - Associate Athletic Director Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Princeton University
- Alex Kor - Team Podiatrist, Butler University
- Talila Sommer - Professional Athlete, University Women's Soccer and Israel's Women's National Team
- Jim Crews -Retired Head Men's Basketball Coach, Saint Louis Billikens
- David Metzendorf - Division I Men's Basketball Associate Head Coach