Craigslist founder: Rising antisemitism keeps me up at night

• Published date: 12 October 2021
• Author: ZEV STUB
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Newmark, the founder of the legendary classified ad website Craigslist, spoke with The Jerusalem Post's 10th annual Diplomatic Conference on Tuesday about his personal history creating the site, and his latest project, Craig Newmark Philanthropies.

"Israel meant a great deal to me as a youth, as a youngster growing up in New Jersey in the '50s and '60s," Newmark said. "I recall feeling a lot of pride during and then the aftermath of the Six Day War. When I was in Sunday school, I was a chnoon (Hebrew for "nerd"), but my teachers helped me define what my values were."

Regarding his philanthropic activities, said he is focused on "getting good information and protecting the country against misinformation and helping people counter harassment."

"Those are fundamental issues, but they're all about repairing the world, or 'tikkun olam' (repairing the world). These are the values instilled in me very early in school by Mr. and Mrs. Levin. They helped me understand that I should treat people like I...