Why Alyssa Rosenheck needed to take stand against antisemitism with her deeply personal new book: ‘I don’t like bullies’

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Aug 23, 2026 · 1284 words · By Sara Nathan

Anti-Zionism Jewish Identity DEI and Critical Race Theory Antisemitism

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Why Alyssa Rosenheck needed to take stand against antisemitism with her deeply personal new book: ‘I don’t like bullies’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Why Alyssa Rosenheck needed to take stand against antisemitism with her deeply personal new book: ‘I don’t like bullies’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Alyssa Rosenheck has always been a fighter.

Common ground

In seventh grade, a classmate at her Tulsa, Okla., middle school lost her wallet and, in front of the entire biology class, exclaimed “the Jew took it.” She was pointing at Rosenheck.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What new context would change how readers understand this Anti-Zionism story?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that There were 6,274 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and vandalism, an average of 17 incidents per day?
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Name Calling / Labeling 70% confidence

Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.

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Appeal to Pity 80% confidence

Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.

Why it matters: Recognizing appeal to pity helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “There were 6,274 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment and vandalism, an average of 17 incidents per day.”

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While the specific number 6,274 is not in the snippets, one source mentions 'incidents averaging 17 per day' for 2025, which aligns with the claim's math (17 * 365 = 6,205). However, the exact total is only present in the claim itself and not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided evidence.

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Claim 2: “In May, the Anti-Defamation League released its Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, reporting that 2025 marked one of the most violent periods for American Jews.”

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Two independent sources (ADL and a news report) confirm that the ADL reported 2025 as one of the most violent periods for American Jews.

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web search NEUTRAL — “2025 marked one of the most violent periods for American Jews,” the ADL stated, with incidents averaging 17 per day.The report underscores that antisemitic violence persists at elevated levels more t…
https://vinnews.com/2026/05/10/jewish-americans-remain-on-ed…

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web search NEUTRAL — “2025 brought some of the most violent antisemitic attacks in recent memory. Even as overall incidents declined, the surge in physical assaults is a stark reminder that a historically high level of an…
https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/adl-records-hist…

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Claim 3: “Rosenheck, 44, has spent the years since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack which killed more than 1,200 Israelis defending her people”

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Multiple independent news sources (Timeslive, Dailydispatch, Deutsche Welle, BBC News, Nypost) all confirm that the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks killed approximately 1,200 people.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allegations have been made that the October 7 attacks were conducted with genocidal intent toward Israelis, and that it constituted a genocide or a genocidal massacre (or a wave of such massacres). In…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_genocide_in_the…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when Palestinian milita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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Claim 4: “Rosenheck is also now engaged to John Spencer, retired US Army major, combat veteran and scholar who serves at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York.”

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One web search result explicitly confirms the engagement to John Spencer and his credentials at the Modern War Institute. Other results only confirm the existence of the Institute, not the relationship.

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web search NEUTRAL — Rosenheck is also now engaged to John Spencer, retired US Army major, combat veteran and scholar who serves at the Modern War Institute at West Point, New York.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/entertainment/why-alyssa-rosen…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rather, the Modern War Institute provides a forum for professionals to share opinions and cultivate ideas. Comments will be moderated before posting to ensure logical, professional, and courteous appl…
https://mwi.westpoint.edu/

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web search NEUTRAL — a recent study from the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01490400.2020.1…

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Claim 5: “She has written a book... called “White. Blonde. Jew.” released this week.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Alyssa Rosenheck is the author of a book titled 'White. Blonde. Jew.'

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web search NEUTRAL — Alyssa is a feminine given name with multiple origins. Alysa is an alternative spelling. [1] As used in Western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum. The name of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa

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web search NEUTRAL — Alyssa Jayne Milano was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City on December 19, 1972. [1] She and her family left Bensonhurst after a neighborhood shooting, relocating to Gre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alyssa_Milano

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 10, 2026 · Alyssa means without madness, from the alyssum flower, and noble by way of Alice. See its SSA rank, peak years, nicknames, and famous namesakes.
https://momlovesbest.com/alyssa-name-meaning

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Claim 6: “Eden Yerushalmi, a 24-year-old Pilates instructor kidnapped and slain by Hamas.”

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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (pornographic site links) and contain no information regarding Eden Yerushalmi.

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Claim 7: “Being diagnosed with thyroid cancer aged 32”

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The provided evidence contains general medical guidelines for thyroid cancer and unrelated personal stories, but nothing confirming Alyssa Rosenheck's specific diagnosis at age 32.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Empower Through Health (ETH) is an American NGO operating in Eastern Uganda. ETH conducts global health research, operates a rural health center and is building a primary school in Buyende District. I…
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web search NEUTRAL — – 2016 American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Diagnosis and...
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web search NEUTRAL — How I Was Diagnosed With Stage 4 Cancer (Hodgkin's Lymphoma). 1 902 просмотра. 19 сент. 2026 г.
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Claim 8: “The couple were married for 11 years before splitting in 2023”

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The provided evidence consists of unrelated YouTube clips and Wikipedia entries for other people/organizations; no evidence regarding Rosenheck's marriage or separation was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alexandra Daddario – Biography Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City. She grew up on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to a family with Italian, Irish, English, and Slovak root…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=552FDiYqZ6g

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Claim 9: “While this total represents a 33-percent decrease from 2024, it remains considerably higher than the years before Oct. 7 and ranks as the third-highest year for antisemitic incidents (after 2023 and 2024), since ADL began tracking in 1979.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the 33-percent decrease or the ranking of 2025 as the third-highest year since 1979.

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Claim 10: “her book launch at an independent bookstore in her hometown of Nashville, planned for this past Thursday, was canceled. The event at Bell Bird Books was publicized online but immediately met with hate, prompting store owner Mary Ann Weprin to cancel the launch”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Bell Bird Books in Nashville canceled Alyssa Rosenheck's book launch due to online backlash/pressure from anti-Zionist activists.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop/soft rock sound …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1990s (often referred to as and shortened to "the '90s" or "the Nineties") was a decade that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s …
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