(Jewish Group) The State of the Jews (Anti-Semitism in America)

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Over a century ago, Theodor Herzl sensed impending doom for the Jewish population of Europe after witnessing the Dreyfus Affair in France. In response to this rising tide of anti-Semitism, he published Der Judenstaat, in which argued that the only way Jews would ever be safe was if they returned to the land of Israel and re-established a state of their own. Unfortunately for the Jews of the United States, as World War II taught us, no matter how assimilated we may feel, the world will always see us as Jews.

That is why the defenseless slaughter of eleven Jews at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh was not surprising or shocking to many in the Jewish community because we understand one of the worlds ugly truths; that anti-Semitism is omnipresent.

My family lived in the diaspora in Lithuania for well over 500 years, and they were never considered Lithuanians, but rather Litvaks (Jews). Imagine living in America for over 500 years, which pre-dates independence, and still not be regarded as American? Sensing discrimination for Jews is thus reflexive, even if many of us try our best to repress it.

According to FBI statistics, over 54% of religious-based hate crimes last year in America were committed against Jews, far more than any other religious group. To put that in a broader context, not only were there more raw hate crimes committed against Jews than Latinos but when comparing it to hate crimes against African Americans per capita, for Jews it was one incident per 6,385 people, while one incident per 16,554 people for African Americans.

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Some very good and interesting points.

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1. 66,000 plus votes in the Illinois 3rd District for an open Nazi.

And if that is not a giant red flag, what is? Nazi hate is alive and open.

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