How We Combat Antisemitism: A Strategic Cultural and Educational Response

by Antar Davidson, Spill the Honey Strategist,

Spill the Honey combats antisemitism by intervening at its roots—through culture, education, and historical truth-telling. Rather than simply reacting to hate after it spreads, we address the environments where antisemitism often begins: in classrooms, in social spaces, and in cultural narratives.

Our work replaces ignorance with education, silence with story, and division with shared identity. We use history, hip-hop, and civic engagement to immunize the next generation against antisemitism—and to activate them as allies.

Our reach spans five major cities and counting, engaging both students and educators across the country.

Through dynamic programs like Shared Legacies and Bars and Bridges, we equip young people with the tools to recognize antisemitic tropes, respond with confidence, and connect Jewish identity to broader struggles for justice. This isn’t about momentary awareness—it’s about long-term narrative shift.

Ten Ways We Directly Combat Antisemitism

●      Replace ignorance with education→ Our curriculum introduces students to Jewish history, antisemitic tropes, and contemporary examples of bias—empowering them to recognize and reject hate.

●      Replace silence with story→ Our programming brings voices like Rabbi Joachim Prinz and Dr. Clarence Jones into classrooms, showing students that silence in the face of hate is complicity.

●      Use hip-hop to shift the cultural landscape→ Bars and Bridges turns students into lyricists and truth-tellers, using music as a tool to confront hate and promote shared understanding.

●      Redefine Jewish identity through allyship→ By uplifting figures like Rabbi Heschel and showcasing Black-Jewish solidarity, we challenge the narrative of Jews as outsiders and reframe them as bridge-builders.

●      Provide students with tools to decode hate→ Our curriculum teaches students to recognize dog whistles, coded language, and how antisemitism evolves in modern discourse.

●      Normalize Jewish presence in justice work→ We integrate stories of Jewish involvement in civil rights and current-day activism—positioning Jewish values within a broader justice framework.

●      Create safe spaces for hard conversations→ Our school and community workshops make space for vulnerable, honest dialogue that helps break down prejudice.

●      Activate educators as changemakers→ We train teachers to facilitate nuanced discussions on antisemitism and bias—amplifying our reach through sustainable partnerships.

●      Make Jewish stories visible and vibrant→ Through art, poetry, and performance, students engage with Jewish stories in a way that feels alive and relevant—not confined to a history book.

●      Replace performative DEI with real relationship→ Our programs don't tokenize—they transform. We show what real intergroup solidarity looks like, rooted in shared struggle and creative expression.

“When I was the rabbi of the Jewish community in Berlin under the Hitler regime, I learned many things. The most important thing that I learned under those tragic circumstances was that bigotry and hatred are not the most urgent problem. The most urgent, the most disgraceful, the most shameful and the most tragic problem is silence.”— Rabbi Joachim Prinz, March on Washington, 1963

Our Core Programs Function as Antisemitism Interventions

In the Documentary (“Shared Legacies”)

Antisemitism is addressed as part of a larger system of hate. The film makes clear that combating racism and antisemitism are intertwined—and that Jewish and Black leaders have historically stood together to fight both.

In the Curriculum

Antisemitism is treated as an ongoing civic threat—not a historical footnote. Lessons cover Holocaust memory, modern tropes, media literacy, and the role of Jewish thought in shaping justice movements.

Through Cultural Interventions

We meet students where they are: in the creative spaces where identity is formed and narratives are absorbed. Hip-hop becomes a tool for re-narrating Jewish identity and exposing hate for what it is.

By Cultivating Allyship

We don’t just teach about antisemitism—we build the moral and creative muscles that enable students to interrupt it in real time. Our pedagogy fosters courage, empathy, and action.

“Use your music, use your poetry, use your creative abilities to tell the story and make it real.”— Dr. Clarence B. Jones, The Fillmore, Dilla Day 2012