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[quote=Anonymous][quote]AND to further my misunderstanding, if all the these white looking Jews ARE white, why do these other white people seem to hate you so much? Is it just because you’re Jewish? And they hate the Jewish religion? That’s dumb. Southern poster here again. So unless you told me you were Jewish, I wouldn’t know you were Jewish. How are people just hating on non announcing white Jewish people? Or is the hate only happening on clearly identifying Jewish people?[/quote]

I'm going to break up the answers, and this is just one answer from one Jew.

1) Antisemitism is rooted in European history, and therefore a baked-in component of American culture. Why are people Antisemitic? Well, it kind of depends. Some people hate Jews because we are foreign, and weird, and celebrate holidays that they don't understand. Some hate us because of a perception that we've been unusually successful as an immigrant group compared to our overall numbers. Some don't hate us but just have never really met us and therefore think we're weird and unAmerican in some vague way.

But if you are asking why white supremacists hate Jews? That's actually a bigger question. One, they don't consider us white. Two, they perceive us as the "brains" behind the civil rights movement. Basically, they need to believe that Jews are behind the CRM because otherwise they'd have to believe that Black folks have the ability to self-organize, which would undercut their understanding of white supremacy.

2) You probably wouldn't know that I was Jewish if I didn't tell you, but you'd absolutely know some of my families were on sight. That's because they have stereotypically Ashkenazi features, which most Americans recognize as quintessentially Jewish. But eventually you'd find out, because of the holidays I took off or because I'd mention it. So, it's complicated. I am not going to be attacked on the street for being Jewish because I don't cover my hair, or wear a long skirt, or "look Jewish." But I might be killed in my temple, or held hostage, or subjected to other white supremacist violence based on my faith when gathering with other Jews.

All of this means that I'm white and experience many but not all elements of white privilege. [/quote]

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