Thank you Asthebellcurves

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Well done you did it 👏

I’m sad that this has to be done but appreciate that it’s needed. Good luck to you all 💐

Congratulations on a good result - all the best !

So glad we have our own board. Thank you asthebellcurves and MN.
And thank you to all the people who aren’t Jewish for your support. It really means a lot

There was literally an uproar on this site when the Black MNetters site was proposed and finally introduced. There were many ‘it’s racist for black people to have their own space,’ ‘black people don’t need to have a board just for themselves’ type of comments.

I’m glad to see that this hasn’t been the case for the Jewish MNetters board but just disappointing to see that we didn’t get the same support. Enjoy the new online community💐

Not Jewish but want to send you all my very best.

Another non-Jewish person adding my support. The last week and a half has been a real eye-opener for me in terms of anti-Semitism on here and in the wider world.

Not my space either but I’m glad for you that Mumsnet listened.

I can absolutely see why people want this board, but I am sad to see even more segregation. However- I am glad that Mumsnet listened to users. I will respect the space and leave.

I haven't been following all the threads that led to this. I was initially but they were just too upsetting. But glad this exists.

I go on another message board for Orthodox Jewish mums but it has been so miserable this past week I come on here for light relief. People are actually worrying about bridesmaids dresses and horrible mother in laws and not whether they should send their kid to school because is might be dangerous.

Anyway, hope you and your families are all safe and well and stay that way and Shalom al Yisrael.

Blessings to you all, solidarity and support. Just know that many many people love and value you x

Love and light to you all.

Oh excellent!

Glad to see this.

Shalom chaverot.

Very pleased to see that this has happened. Although very sorry that it's been required

As a non-Jew, I'll also back out now.

Congratulations on getting this sorted. Also backing out as not my space, but sending you all the very best wishes.

I'm really pleased to see the creation of this board, and wanted to send love and support at this time.

Well done @Asthebellcurves I'm so pleased you have this new space,

I will be off now as I'm not Jewish so it feels a bit cheeky to stick around.

However can I just say that I once met a lovely lady in a hotel in London, we had such a nice chat. But she wouldn't tell me where she was from as she said it would mean I would hate her. With further persuasion she told me she was from Israel and was on holiday. The encounter really left it's mark on me, the expectation of being hated just because of your faith and where you are from really opened my eyes to antisemitism. Nobody should have to carry that weight, we're all just human. I really hope that lady is safe and well.

Fingers crossed this board is a success and that mumsnet HQ moderate it well.

I am not Jewish.

I support any and all safeguards the Jewish community need on Mumsnet and inter operation of this section /board. I am glad this is up and running.

I’m not going to bow out completely.

I’ll pop back in and if necessary call out and report any antisemitism, hate speech and racism should it appear. That’s a responsibility of us all and it’s exhausting if it’s left just to you.

i think this has great potential to be a joyful, edifying and supportive section/board for a treasured and important part of our wider communities.

Thank you @Asthebellcurves and well done. I very rarely post but I might come out of lurkdom more often now.

Thank you for starting this board. I am a long term poster who has been horrified at the antisemitic posts on this site in the last week. As a Jew with lots of family in Israel, the past week has been terrible, and my MH has suffered. I do not live in a Jewish area, and felt incredibly alone and unsupported. It is good to have a space where we can support one another.

Another non-jew wishing you well and sending you all peace. I've been worried by the rise of antisemitism and feel sickened by it. I hope that people reading this thread will feel reassured that there are plenty of people that sympathise and do care. Good luck with your new board and well done for getting it sorted!

Not my board but I'm amazed at the patience some of you have had when dealing with some quite unpleasant posts.
I've not replied as it's not my experience to comment on and I don't want to wade in with my size 9s on topics I don't know enough about.
Congratulations on your board.

Adding my love and best wishes.

Congratulations

Not my space but fully supportive. Wishing you peace and safety❤

This. I hope mumsnet will make this a safe space for you by putting an invisibility cloak over your threads in 'active'.

All the best you all x

I feel that - before I go - I have to make two very important points.

First, please don't be fooled into thinking that this new board is a 'safe space'. Sadly, nowhere on the internet is a safe space. This is a dedicated board, but as we've seen with the Black Mumsnetters board, it doesn't stop those who want to cause trouble, or who want to exercise their own prejudice, from posting. And even if it's not in active conversations, it won't be any safer, sad to say.

Related to that, second, it's really important that you understand that MNHQ don't pre-moderate any threads/posts. So it's up to all of us to report any thread or post that is against Talk Guidelines. If they're not reported, then MNHQ don't see them, so those threads/posts get left to stand.

And now I'll piss off and leave you in peace!