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(Jewish Group) How to talk to kids about antisemitism
“Rabbi — this thing about Kanye … ”
That was how the conversation started in my seventh grade class in synagogue a few weeks ago.
It had not been my lesson plan, but it turned out to be a necessary conversation.
How do we talk to kids about antisemitism?
First, let’s stop using the term “antisemitism.” It’s too complicated. (A kid asked me: “What is Semitism?”)
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