Knoxville Against Hate billboard; image courtesy of Knoxville Jewish Alliance

In collaboration with Lamar Advertising, the Knoxville Jewish Alliance has initiated a “Knoxville Against Hate” campaign. Our first billboard features a religious COEXIST poster and can currently be viewed at I-40 and James White Parkway. (It is on your left heading east.)

We are all in this together. The late author, political activist, and Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel once said, “Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented…. When human lives are endangered, when human dignity is in jeopardy, national borders and sensitivities become irrelevant. Wherever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must – at that moment - become the center of the universe.”

The Knoxville Jewish Alliance encourages our community to speak out against hate, to embrace our differences, and to celebrate our diversity.

Knoxville Jewish Alliance’s Mission:
The mission of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance (KJA) is to serve the Jewish people locally, in Israel, and throughout the world. Through coordinated fundraising, community-wide programming, social services, educational, and other activities, the KJA seeks to:

• Build community;
• Provide assistance for those in need;
• Promote Jewish culture and identity;
• Develop effective Jewish leaders;
• Enhance community relations locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally;
• Operate and maintain the Arnstein Jewish Community Center (AJCC).