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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is my neighborhood and while the victim is a rabbi, is it definitely related to his religion vs him just being the person walking down the street when this homeless guy decided to attack someone?[/quote]

There is a LOT of antisemitism in the county right now.  I walked past the courthouses in Rockville this week, and passed a Black man on the corner near the courthouses in Rockville, who obviously had some significant mental health issues, yelling about how horrible Jewish people are.  I was a little unnerved from his yelling.  But I can't imagine what a Jewish person might feel, passing him.  :( [/quote]

I have a hard time believing that Montgomery County has a LOT of antisemitism, as a Jew who grew up there and now lives in the District. One disturbed man yelling about Jews in public is neither (a) a new thing or (b) particularly troubling. Rabbis being beaten with sticks, that seems more upsetting, though we also don't yet know whether whoever hit the rabbi knew he was a rabbi or even Jewish...[/quote]

Well, we know antisemitism has increased across the US (by 360%, according to the ADL). Why should MoCo be any different? An increase that big probably feels like a lot, especially if you're Jewish. Super glad you don't feel it. I wish all of us could say the same.

https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/us-antisemitic-incidents-skyrocketed-360-aftermath-attack-israel-according[/quote]

I didn't say I don't feel any increase in antisemitism. I just don't think the PP's evidence for it is really compelling. Lone deranged people have been yelling about Jews in public for a long time. [/quote]

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