How common is Anti-Semitism in this day and age?
Mel asked:
When was the last time you were a victim of Anti-Semitism, and how bad was it? What happened?
When was the last time you were a victim of Anti-Semitism, and how bad was it? What happened?
Thanks.
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June 4th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
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it’s very common in Poland—-or so I’ve read-
June 8th, 2009 at 2:05 am
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Take a look at the Israel travel section and make your own decision.
June 8th, 2009 at 7:22 am
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very rare…
June 9th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
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I’ve never been a victim of it because I’m not semitic, but thanks for the point!
June 11th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
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answer: look at any Jewish question on this forum and you’ll know.
A synagogue 100 miles from me was spray painted with the words “Kill all Jews” and swastikas last week.
A friend had a car window broken and her bumper sticker of a Star of David scratched and marred.
Lando is right – visit the Israel travel section. You’ll be disgusted.
Here’s a couple of examples:
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ps: the “Protocols” were proven to be a hoax
Personally: a close friend and mentor began ranting and raving against Jews. I told him that wasn’t cool and wouldn’t tolerate it. He didn’t stop. I left the friendship. He threatened me with violence if I ever revealed his Neo-Nazi beliefs and racism (he’s in the public eye).
June 13th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
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In terms of being common, surely you only need follow the Jewish questions and answers on here and in the Israel section to see that it’s pretty common. In real life, I’ve not personally suffered anything serious in recent years, but I do often hear people using the word ‘Jew’ as a term of abuse, state that Israel is a fascist state almost in a reflexive way, as if everyone automatically agreed with that (I know being anti-Israel is NOT the same as being anti-semitic, but the way in which people condemn Israel, rather than the current policies of the Israeli government, and the way it’s talked about, suggests specific anti-semitism). The spray painting of Jewish gravestones and synagogues is fairly common in parts of the UK and there have been enough threats that we have to watch our security very seriously in synagogues.