This morning I had to tell my second grade daughter about how I was assaulted for being Jewish when I was 14. Because she was asking why her brother- my teenage son- had to abruptly switch schools after being attacked and branded with swastikas. She asked “do they hate us so much they would evenContinue reading “Antisemitism Seems to Never Really End”
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Antisemitism is Against Patriotism in the USA
This is really more to raise awareness than anything else. But just please know that Jewish children in the US are afraid to even admit being Jewish for all the attacks- physical, verbal, etc.My son, the sweetest kid in the world- the kid who opens doors for strangers and struggles with communication due to hisContinue reading “Antisemitism is Against Patriotism in the USA”
Being Spat On By a Nazi
When I was fourteen years old, my family made the decision to move out of the city because of the violence in the city schools. We moved to Woodbury. Most people were welcoming, but I did encounter some who weren’t so happy to have diversity in their suburb. I was a problem student in gradeContinue reading “Being Spat On By a Nazi”