SAVE THE DATE: 3/7/22 Why the Jews? The Disturbing Rise of Antisemitism in America. A Conversation with Linda Scherzer
Why the Jews?
The Disturbing Rise of Antisemitism in America
Linda Scherzer
Join Us for this Important Conversation
with Linda Scherzer,
Director of Community Relations Committee Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
March 7, 2022 7:00 - 8:00 PM (EST) Via Zoom
More about Linda Scherzer....
LINDA SCHERZER is a former Mideast correspondent for CNN and Israel Television with extensive experience covering the Arab Israel conflict.
During her years with CNN, Linda covered the first Palestinian uprising or intifada, the Gulf War and Mideast peace process. She is probably best remembered for her interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu through a gas mask during an Iraqi scud missile attack.
Linda was the only North American ever to work as an on-air correspondent for Mabat, Israel Television’s Hebrew news program, where she covered Arab and Palestinian affairs. She traveled to Damascus twice to report on Syrian attitudes towards the peace process and produced a one-hour documentary, “Through the Eyes of Enemies: Is the Middle East Ready for Peace” which explores opinion in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt towards Israel.
She is the recipient of five Associated Press Broadcasting Awards and along with her colleagues at CNN, received a Cable Ace Award for distinguished coverage of the Gulf War.
Since 2016 Linda has been Director of the Community Relations Committee (CRC) of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest, New Jersey. The CRC is the government affairs, Israel advocacy and interfaith outreach wing of the state’s largest Jewish Federation. Increasingly, CRC has been engaged in efforts to combat antisemitism and on a parallel track, has been working actively to promote social justice and racial equity.
Since 2002, Linda has also been Director of the “Write On For Israel/NY” a program to prepare Jewish high school students to combat antisemitism and extreme anti-Israel activity on college campus.
She received her Masters of Journalism degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and her undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.