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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am Jewish. I live in a Pittsburgh suburb. My kids have graduated but I hear from friends that there are incidents of antisemitism in the school district where I live and a nearby school district fairly often (language, graffiti, bullying etc). The two districts have a fair amount of Jewish kids and have 2 synagogues nearby - we are about 35 minutes from Squirrel Hill where Tree of Life is. All of the kids know about TOL yet the antisemitism continues and appears to be getting worse. They are targeting people they know. The only way the offenders know the victims are Jewish is bc the offenders know them - they don’t keep Shabbat, don’t keep kosher, don’t wear a kippah. It’s just ignorance and evil. And it starts at home. It’s a terrible time right now.[/quote]

Sorry about this -- and I wouldn't be surprised if the people harassing Jews think of themselves as good Christians and/or patriotic Americans.[/quote]

Thank you - I’m not going to speculate. But a group of those patriotic Americans were opposed to a rally last summer organized by black and white students in support of our black community members. Instead of going, they stayed home with their guns, afraid of violence. Note that the rally was held in our police dept parking lot with the support of our local government and police. If they had gone, they would have heard heartbreaking stories of micro aggressions and down right bullying against students of color, including top student athletes. Tragic. The antisemitism and the racism in the schools won’t stop until there are tough consequences against the students. Calling a name you don’t understand calls for education IMO. Repeated harassment after you have been educated needs a harsh consequence. We aren’t there yet where I live. [/quote]

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