Letter: Acton Indivisible counters antisemitism

The Acton Bridge is providing a great service to our town. We look forward to reading it every week. I appreciate the hard work of all staff. Unfortunately, a front-page headline on January 12 was misleading. Acton Indivisible co-hosted the January 6 Save Our Democracy rally at First Parish Church. The Bridge included the phrase “Never Again” in the headline of its article about the rally, but did not explain why. The phrase is not mentioned in the article. 

A letter writer last week expressed concern that Acton Indivisible lacked sensitivity to Jewish suffering because “Never Again” is commonly used to remind us of the Jewish Holocaust. However, rally signs made by Acton Indivisible read “Remember January 6.” In photos from the event, I’ve been able to find only one handwritten sign that reads “Never Forget 1/6” and none that read “Never Again.” Acton Indivisible’s blog details members’ efforts to counter antisemitism: https://concordindivisible.org/ci-blog/ 

Small mistakes can add up to large misunderstandings that hurt friends and neighbors. 

Nora Murphy 

Monument Street