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inanna

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Sat Jul 8, 2017, 10:56 AM Jul 2017

We're not scared, we're not ashamed: Phoenix anti-Semitism victims won't back down...

...from graffiti vandals

07 Jul 2017 at 15:36 ET

Last weekend, Ari and Shoshana Simones returned to their Phoenix, AZ home to find anti-Semitic graffiti on their mailbox and fence.

“We’re not going to let this frighten us,” Shoshana told the Arizona Republic.

“I mean, we’re angry and offended and disheartened, but we’re not scared and we’re not ashamed and we’re proud to be Jews,” she told the newspaper. “We’re not gonna be afraid, we’re not gonna back down, and it’s important people still feel comfortable and proud being who they are whatever religion or minority they are.”

Anti-Semitism is one the rise nationally and specifically in Arizona.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/were-not-scared-were-not-ashamed-phoenix-anti-semitism-victims-wont-back-down-from-graffiti-vandals/


Every new day brings more examples of this disturbing shit under Trump.

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We're not scared, we're not ashamed: Phoenix anti-Semitism victims won't back down... (Original Post) inanna Jul 2017 OP
People like to pretend that antisemitism isn't a real thing oberliner Jul 2017 #1
Glad they issued a strong statement. SharonClark Jul 2017 #2
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