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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, but there are lots of places outside of DC NYC and LA that would be ok. I have Jewish friends and relatives in Atlanta and midwest cities (Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland) and all have nice jewish populations and lower cost of living (not Chicago)[/quote]

I used to wear a Jewish star necklace every day. I got a lot of nasty looks in Atlanta and surrounds. I went there on a number of occasions to visit my best friend and I never felt comfortable when wearing my necklace, though I wore it anyway. (Also didn't love seeing the confederate flag displayed everywhere we went, either.)

I never had that feeling in the various coastal cities I've lived in or traveled in, nor outside of Detroit, which I've visited regularly all my life as I have family there.  Although my grandmother, who still lives outside Detroit, says she stopped wearing her chai necklace about 10 years ago because she felt threatened. She could not point to any specific incident though.[/quote]

Atlanta has one of the largest Jewish populations in the US, finding this a tad hard to believe.

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/largest-jewish-populated-metropolitan-areas-united-states

According to your link, 98% of the Atlanta metro area is not Jewish. Anyway, regardless of the percentage of Jewish population, there is anti-semitism nearly everywhere. Not hard to believe that someone could get nasty looks in certain areas. Even within a metro area with a large Jewish population, there are often areas within the metro that are not very Jewish. I wear a star of David necklace, and there are places I feel uncomfortable and tuck it inside my shirt. Sadly, that is the world we live in.

--a Jew

--former ATL resident[/quote][/quote]

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