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As we all know anti semitic incidents have been at an all time high in the USA and around the world the past year. I know we are all comfortable in our wonderful homes and riding in our brand new leased cars and spending cash on great deals. And its very easy to ignore these incidents and dismiss them as some random typical behavior. Can we please open our eyes to what is happening? Death threats to Jewish schools and shuls, windows of shuls being shattered by stones, anti semitic hate speech spoken freely on the streets including by up and rising politicians without being condemned, anti semitic graffiti everywhere and recently in Rego Park Queens with slogans NO JEW ALLOWED! These images arent from Germany in the late 1930s, they are live from the USA, from New York CIty, in 2019 present day! If this happened to any other minority there would have been outrage. Yet we as Jews, the weak defenseless sheep remain silent, do nothing and dont even want to face the reality. The only thing I hear is, Trump! Trump! Yes he will save us. Enough closing your eyes to reality! It never worked in the past! Open your eyes while it is early. These arent the typical anti semitic incidents that we are used to. This is open and growing anti semitism! What do we do?
“What do we do?”
We daven. That’s the only thing that can save us.
P.S. Europe and Israel have much worse antisemitism.
Joseph
It’s time for us wake up and accept Hashems wake up call for all of us to do international teshuva. As one loving nation teshuva and beg Hashem to stop the hatred. Nothing just happens by coincidence. Every situation has a direct message from Hashem.
May we all finally wake ourselves up and smell the coffee and face reality.
Sam Klein, until you accept upon yourself to do your own personal teshuvah, your constant exhortations for us to do communal teshuvah ring hollow.
writer: Research the times of Father Coughlin.
Writer it used to be more free and then we had something called the JDL. The JDL made Brooklyn safer for Jews.
Its a global issue and not just Trump-related hyperbole here in the U.S. (although its not helping when those arrested by the FBI invoke his symbolism and rhetoric). The biggest concern here in America is the growth of anti-Semitism among younger groups who think they are being supportive of “oppressed” groups but are unwittingly endorsing blatantly anti-Israel/anti-Semitic rhetoric. Just about every “progressive” demonstration or march these days seems to have some obligatory Palestinian rights group or banner regardless of how unrelated the theme of that demonstration or march may be. Its becoming pervasive and must be addressed head-on.
The JDL are terrorists.
“Your seeing it start to unleash and it’s never been this open and freely accepted here in America.”
Can’t tell if trolling or actually has that much of an abysmal knowledge of American history.It used to be legal.
Prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964…..
I’ve seen many a property deed that says no Jews
When my older brother applied to university he was told the Jew Quota was closed (1963)
Clubs and hotels were restricted.
In the 1800s in many US states only Christians could vote or hold officeI could go on and on.
NO, 2019 is not the highest rate of anti-Semitism in US history, but the media brings it to our attention.
Joseph so are blacks and muslims, by that measure
She’al avicha…zikenech v’yomru loch – ask your elders. In the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s in Good Ol’ USA it was not too uncommon to see signs on establishments openly stating “No dogs or jews allowed”! Golf clubs openly excluded Jews from membership! And many land sales contacts stated in the Purchase of Sale Agreement that the land or home must not be re-sold to a Jew perpetually. THIS WAS COMMON, indeed, so common that it was not newsworthy. The rise in incidents today are NEWSWORTHY, hence by definition, uncommon. Agreed, it is disturbing, but we are far more protected today than we were in the Goldene’ Medina of 80 – 100 years ago.
Trump is the best friend Jews ever had in the White House. The biggest antisemites in America today are large segments of the African-American community.
If the recent increase in anti-Semitism has anything to do with Trump, it’s more likely a counter-reaction to his pro-Israel stances, and his close association with many Jews, than with any personal anti-Semitic views.
writer:
Lemme guess, you wanted to pose the solution that we all vacate the US to avoid our impending Nazi-doom (as many have before on the CR), but somebody messed it up for you by preemptively pointing out that it’s still worse in every other country on earth.
Aside from the actual neo-Nazi cases like in Pittsburgh, I imagine a lot of the lesser Antisemitism (eg. graffiti, internet) is worsening thanks to Jewish comedians desensitizing everyone to it with their self-deprecating humor.
“you are giving specific examples of exclusive facilities that were strict on who they let join which also applied to blacks and other foreigners who weren’t white I’m sure.”
The signs of “No Jews Allowed” were not just outside resorts and hotels, but also in public parks and beaches, plus in the front window of many businesses – stores and eateries.
Photos can be found of signs stating: “Christians Only – Jews Not Allowed”; “No Jews Wanted;” “Jews Not Allowed”; and several examples of “Gentiles Only.”
DO you see these signs equally applied to blacks or foreigners?!
Quotas kept most Jews out of elite universities, corporate jobs, private clubs, and restricted neighborhoods.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recalls that when she graduated from Columbia Law in 1959 at the top of her class, no one would hire her. “So there I was with three strikes against me: Jewish, woman and mother.”
I ask you “writer” if you consider it a “private facility” that infamous town in Mississippi that had prominently displayed a placard at the entrance of the town: No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs? (Sarah Blacher Cohen, Joanne B. Koch, Shared Stages: Ten American Dramas of Blacks and Jews, SUNY Press, 2007, p.5.)
“And ctlawyer and rebetzin, you are giving specific examples of exclusive facilities”
No he wasn’t. He was giving the general example of the standard, WASP sub-development in America before they criminalized that type if discrimination. It was the rule, not the exception.Places that didn’t want Jews and said so publicly was a good thing. Jews shouldn’t even want to go where we’re not wanted. Better to let the antisemites be public about it so we know to avoid them. It’s a shame that was illegalized.
The biggest self-caused antisemitism (meaning limiting this comment to discussing the antisemitism triggered by Jewish actions) is when Jews try to integrate into non-Jewish society or are otherwise embarrassed to clearly and openly display their Jewishness or aspects thereof.
The biggest preventer of antisemitism is when Jews stick to Jewish places and society and when interacting with non-Jews make sure they’re wearing a big yarmulka so that there’s no mistake that he’s trying to downplay his Jewishness.
Trump immediately disavowed the David Duke endorsement; the “slow response” thing was outed as fake news a long time ago.
Writer: The surge in antisemitism in NYC is happening mostly in Crown Heights and is being perpetrated by African-American criminal antisemites. Exactly the opposite of anything to do with Trump.
Anti-semitism has gotten worse in blue states.
That’s because as a matter of quantity most antisemitism comes from the left/liberal/”progressive”/university types.
“Im talking about shuls being targeted, windows being shattered, and swastikas along with anti Jewish slogans appearing all over the city and in public parks. There have been many cases over the past year.”
*Most* of these incidents have occurred in the Crown Heights area perpetrated by the demographic I mentioned.
Tעוד מעט ישוב לאמר שקר נחלו אבותינו, והישראלי בכלל ישכח מחצבתו ויחשב לאזרח רענן, יעזוב לימודי דתו, ללמוד לשונות לא לו, יליף ממקלקלתא ולא יליף מתקנתא, יחשוב, כי ברלין (נ.ב. ברוקלין, מונסי, לייקווד) היא ירושלים, וכמקולקלים שבהם עשיתם, כמתוקנים לא עשיתם ואל תשמח ישראל אל גיל בעמים. אז יבוא רוח סועה וסער, יעקור אותו מגזעו, יניחהו לגוי מרחוק, אשר לא למד לשונו, ידע כי הוא גר, לשונו שפת קדשינו, ולשונות זרים המה כלבוש יחלוף, ומחצבתו הוא גזע ישראל,
-משך חכמה פרשת בחוקותי
Our political so-called leaders (not) cannot do anything more than you and I can do.
That is daven.
Writer, what’s making you think it’s being ignored? It’s been published on the media and the police are investigating. Why don’t you just say what you think people should be doing instead of making general complaints about how they’re doing nothing, which is completely untrue anyway.
Joe – “That’s because as a matter of quantity most antisemitism comes from the left/liberal/”progressive”/university types.”
This is the New Democratic Party. They couldn’t even mention Omar by name – in today’s resolution!
But when it came to Rep. King – almost e/o denounced him.
The US will be the Next Europe.
Funny how Liberalism promotes Jewish Hatred!
Anyone hear of Nazi Germany?!?There’s even worse antisemitism in Israel. In fact Israel has worse antisemitism than even Europe, which is worse than America. As bad as it’s in the US, that’s not what would scare people to move to Israel. If Americans were to move away because they’re scared, they’d move to Australia.
Anyone who promotes anti semitism, be it through swatiskas or anything like that, even if they’re not doing anything dangerous, are promoting those feelings and desensitizing everyone to it, so I pasken they have a din of a rodeif.
writer: I’m not sure how familiar you are with Jewish history, but we Jews have been killed and thrown out of Eretz Yisroel on a large scale already. And don’t be foolish enough to think that the IDF can save you. The American Army can do a better job than them.
Today the worst and most murderous anti-Semitism anywhere in the world that occurs where there’s a large Jewish population is in Israel.
Israel: tens of Jews get murdered every year by people chanting “death to the Jews.”
America: 12 year old kid draws swastikas with chalk probably during recess.
Zionists: “Israel is a wayyyyy safer place to live.”
Back in the 20th century (lets say 80 years ago), pro-Nazi (not “neo-Nazi”, real honest to goodness pro-Hitler “National Socialists”) political groups were reputable, popular and drew broad support. Many American leaders openly supported anti-Semitism. The major universities had restrictive quotas on Jews (today the only quotas are on Asians, plus affirmative action quotas for Blacks that are too small to affect us, since the “white” quota is very liberal). Jews, even secular assimilated Jews, had serious concerns about their safety and security. Orthodox Jews were generally excluded from employment outside the Jewish community, since the standard work week was six days a week, and no one heard of flexible work schedules. And had a few battles gone the other way (e.g Britain surrenders under terms similar to the Germans) there would have been a serious threat of Nazis winning the war.
Today: a Jew can walk around in public anywhere in the country without fear of being attacked because they are a Jew. We can go to any university and enter almost any profession. Shomer Shabbos Jews have held high public office. Open expressions of anti-Semitism are roundly denounced by all political parties, even the Democrats who have a small anti-Semitic wing.
We have forgotten what it is like to be a marginal community, right-less, living on suffrance – Baruch ha-Shem.
writer: “the difference between being forced out of Israel or a foreign land is that at least you know Israel is your land no matter what and it’s the only place in the world that you know belongs to you.”
So what. That’s a nice thought but it has nothing to do with anti-Semitism or where is safer. Israel has more antisemitism and is less safe than other places.
And the IDF is not more likely to save Yidden than the US Army is. In fact, the IDF already does look at many Yidden as the enemy, tries to forcibly conscript them into their secular anti-Torah melting pot to shmad them into their anti-religious Israeli society. The IDF is less likely to save the Yidden they hate than the US Army is.
Things are more out of control in Israel than in the English speaking countries.
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