How do you deal with antisemitism?

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Anonymous wrote:I say: “Do you know that what you just said is anti-semitic?” and just look at the person.

Doing this made some relatives so angry that we have not spoken in 25 years.

I, for one, would appreciate your approach, and take it as an opportunity to learn — if you were open to having such a discussion.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

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Anonymous wrote:A casual acquaintance mentioned "Jewing somebody down" and I just cut her out of my life, after saying, "Wow! What did you just say?!" and she replied, " Oh, calm down! It's just an expression!" I wish I had said more.

"Jewing somebody down"

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jew_down

this was so common a term in the 70's when I was in high school.

I used to use it without thinking about it being insulting. I certainly didn't intend to insult anyone. I was a figure of speech that meant getting a good price for something.

Yikes.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

This is a post about Jews talking about their experience of antisemitism. Not for you to come in and lecture that you understand all the nuance that Jewish people do not.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

It's always complicated trying to justify a settler colonial project that was born out of ethnic cleansing and terrorism.

Syria? Jordan? India? Lebanon? Oh, right. You reserve your racism for Jews. Got it.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

Exactly. This.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

This is a post about Jews talking about their experience of antisemitism. Not for you to come in and lecture that you understand all the nuance that Jewish people do not.

It's not for YOU to determine what is and is not "nuanced" for many Jews who have no support or connection or loyalty to Israel. What may be "nuanced" for you, is absolutely not nuanced for many Jews. It's pretty uncomplicated, actually.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

If you want the best for Israel, you should not be supportive of what they are doing now. It’s reprehensible and reflects poorly on Jews everywhere

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

This is a post about Jews talking about their experience of antisemitism. Not for you to come in and lecture that you understand all the nuance that Jewish people do not.

Well, if you scream antisemitism every time Israel is criticised, pretty soon it will be as effective as the boy who cried wolf.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

This is a post about Jews talking about their experience of antisemitism. Not for you to come in and lecture that you understand all the nuance that Jewish people do not.

It's not for YOU to determine what is and is not "nuanced" for many Jews who have no support or connection or loyalty to Israel. What may be "nuanced" for you, is absolutely not nuanced for many Jews. It's pretty uncomplicated, actually.

Ok you’re right, it’s all crystal clear, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

This is a post about Jews talking about their experience of antisemitism. Not for you to come in and lecture that you understand all the nuance that Jewish people do not.

Well, if you scream antisemitism every time Israel is criticised, pretty soon it will be as effective as the boy who cried wolf.

Good think that’s not what this thread is about.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

If you want the best for Israel, you should not be supportive of what they are doing now. It’s reprehensible and reflects poorly on Jews everywhere

Jews "everywhere" aren't any more responsible for the actions of Israel than a random person in America. If you don't live in Israel, you have no say in their government's actions.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

If you want the best for Israel, you should not be supportive of what they are doing now. It’s reprehensible and reflects poorly on Jews everywhere

Jews "everywhere" aren't any more responsible for the actions of Israel than a random person in America. If you don't live in Israel, you have no say in their government's actions.

People who don't live in Israel can still be complicit - by donating to AIPAC, or other extremist organizations like "Stop Anti-Semitism" - one of the groups advocating for the deportation of international students critical of Israel, and advocating for the attorney general to investigate personalities like "Ms. Rachel" - because she's posting about helping starving and amputee Gazan children.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

If you want the best for Israel, you should not be supportive of what they are doing now. It’s reprehensible and reflects poorly on Jews everywhere

Jews "everywhere" aren't any more responsible for the actions of Israel than a random person in America. If you don't live in Israel, you have no say in their government's actions.

People who don't live in Israel can still be complicit - by donating to AIPAC, or other extremist organizations like "Stop Anti-Semitism" - one of the groups advocating for the deportation of international students critical of Israel, and advocating for the attorney general to investigate personalities like "Ms. Rachel" - because she's posting about helping starving and amputee Gazan children.

Jews are the subject matter experts on racism against Jews. Blacks are the subject matter experts on racism Blacks. Centering yourself in convos about antisemitism is racism. Tone policing Jews who fear for their safety on college campuses is racism. Using tropes about AIPAC is racism. Israel is no. 12 in foreign money flows into US (Qatar and Saudi Arabian are in top three) - your hyper fixation on Israel is racism. Hope that helps!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm typically not personally/directly experiencing antisemitism in my everyday life. I'm not quiet about the fact that I'm Jewish and take opportunities to teach others about Judaism. I have a Jewish job, so anytime I'm talking about my work, it comes up. I give in Jewish amounts (multiples of 18) to end of school collections for teacher gifts, which most recently prompted a whole conversation with another parent about gematria (the number/letter system in Hebrew that ultimately leads to the idea that 18 = life). So, if someone is going to be antisemitic around me, I've established myself as someone who is going to teach something about Judaism when given the opportunity.

I see antisemitism not directed at me pretty regularly. There's a mom at my child's elementary school who wears a keffiyah and a hat with the outline of Israel in a watermelon pattern at school pickup everyday. I don't know her and my kid doesn't know her kid, so I leave it alone (I do give her some side-eye when she's not looking). Similarly, there was a family at a small local music festival last week wearing t-shirts with bombs over a watermelon Israel who I side-eyed and then ignored (beyond knowing where they were in relation to my family in case they became a safety concern).

For a few months after October 7, I was seeing antisemitism masquerading as antizionism from some of my college friends online (stuff like "from the river to the sea" and calling the 10/7 attack "resistance"). They have mostly unfriended me at this point, which is fine. Don't read the comments from internet strangers, especially on Instagram; it's just a cesspool of antisemitic hate that will make you spiral and lose all faith in humanity.

Antisemitism in the news (like the DC shooting and the Boulder fire-bombing) is hard, because it's not something I'm experiencing personally or directly, but it feels like an attack on us anyway. I usually share some news on my social media about it to raise awareness among the people who know me that this stuff is happening to Jews. There's not really more that I can do.

For what it's worth, I personally would not consider the bolded line to be an example of antisemitism, though I probably also wouldn't see much point in discussing my (complicated and largely extremely critical, but rooted in Judaism) opinions about Israel with this person.

I don’t want to start another Israel post as there are many so may I ask why you use the word complicated? I only hear ‘it is complicated’ from Jewish friends when it comes to the depopulation agenda instituted by the Israeli government (with Israeli citizen support). What part is complicated?

Since you are not Jewish you don’t understand how it is complicated.

I don't think it's that complicated.

I think there are people who think it's possibly to completely separate their Jewish identity from Israel. And then there are people who think it's not possible to separate their Jewish identity from Israel.

This is a post about Jews talking about their experience of antisemitism. Not for you to come in and lecture that you understand all the nuance that Jewish people do not.

Well, if you scream antisemitism every time Israel is criticised, pretty soon it will be as effective as the boy who cried wolf.

And if you scream BUT ISRAELl every single time someone mentions antisemitism, you are a bad person.