I traveled to Sacramento last week with several dozen congregants to participate in Jewish California’s Capitol Summit. During two impactful days, we advocated for bubble zones around schools and houses of worship, security grants and social services for all Californians.

While there, I heard disturbing stories about vile antisemitism in our public schools, which I expected. Students described firsthand accounts of their own horrifying experiences. After all, we were in the capital to advocate for the Jewish community in the Golden State.

I didn’t expect one of the stories shared by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. He relayed the struggle of a colleague, Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, who pursued a case against those who spray-painted anti-Jewish messages in public.

Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Kelley Paul decided that Rosen’s Jewish identity precluded him from fairly prosecuting this case. The judge’s stated rationale: Rosen’s campaign materials and a speech at a........

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