Fighting Antisemitism: Conservatives Must Follow William F. Buckley’s Lead

At last year’s National Conservatism Conference in Miami, I was among a small group of Orthodox Jews in attendance. More than enough of us were there to form daily prayer groups, and we even organized Torah study sessions. We felt nothing less than at home, and that was in large part thanks to the work of William F. Buckley Jr.

Coincidentally, the conference was held shortly before the 30th anniversary of Buckley’s great — but woefully underappreciated — book In Search of Anti-Semitism, in which he details his journey to purge the American conservative movement he built of antisemites.

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Natan Ehrenreich

Natan Ehrenreich, a recent graduate of Yeshiva University, is a writing fellow at National Review.

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At last year’s National Conservatism Conference in Miami, I was among a small group of Orthodox Jews in attendance. More than enough of us were there to form daily prayer groups, and we even organized Torah study sessions. We felt nothing less than at home, and that was in large part thanks to the work of William F. Buckley Jr.

Coincidentally, the conference was held shortly before the 30th anniversary of Buckley’s great — but woefully underappreciated — book In Search of Anti-Semitism, in which he details his journey to purge the American conservative movement he built of antisemites.