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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because it's hard enough being in a minority (Jewish), why send your child to a school where they will be a super-minority when there are so many other excellent options?  Would never send our Jewish kids to BC, ND and the like [/quote]

Serious question. Not trying to be insensitive but: How is it hard enough being Jewish in America? I went to a normal northeast umc k-12 that was 40%+ Jewish and there didn't seem to be too many Jewish people that were oppressed. Many are now successful in business, law, and a few (including A-list) famous names in Hollywood. Now my public school district (and all the many other school districts in the area) may have been a outlier, I guess...??? But I've also met quite a few Jewish people in different parts of the country, including parents of kids at school and on athletic teams, and they also seem to be super normal and not paranoid. In fact, I have met very few over the years (<1%) that have had their heads on a swivel. How can it be that so many mainstream Jewish people think they're oppressed or unwelcome, or is it just a vocal few? Yes, there have been a handful of incidents but not more than AA, Hispanics, and Asians have have encountered. I'd think America was the safest country for Jewish people in 2024 (or even historically, some historical racism notwithstanding), including Israel under Netanyahu. I can't help but imagine if other minorities such as AA lived their lives with this much paranoia even though they can't hide their day to day existence. [/quote]

Not Jewish but I also went to a high school with a very large Jewish presence and my closest friends were Jewish (and I am a BC alum saying they'd be welcome there).  I can tell you that as Jewish adults in the current world environment - my high school friends are highly affected - MUCH more than when we were in high school (80s). There has been a stark increase in anti-Semitic incidents in this country (and in the DMV too) over the past decade and obviously the Oct 7 attack and its aftermath are huge. This includes those who have supported a two-state solution for decades and do not agree with Netanyahu's policies.  Similarly affected are Jewish family members and Jewish friends I met as an adult.          [/quote]

Yep.

As a Jewish adult who grew up in the NE, I agree it’s gotten way worse.

I experienced light antisemitism when I was growing up (people telling me I was going to hell and that the Jews killed Jesus), but now it’s so much worse.

Every Jewish institution I’ve been a part of in the DC area has been threatened in some way.

I was having a very measured conversation with friends about Israel-Hamas at a cafe in Gaithersburg when someone got up and yelled “free Palestine, fk Israel” at me. I made clear in the conversation that I’m for a 2 state solution and that I don’t like Bibi.

Even in this thread you have people questioning why Jews feel “everyone is out to get you.”

People just feel free to question our lived experience in a way they’d never do to any other minority group. [/quote]

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