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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my DD was in elementary school, one morning on the courtyard with everyone (students, staff, and parents) a girl came running across to DD and SCREAMED, "OH MY GOD, YOU'RE **JEWISH**!?!?!"

EVERYONE looked over horrified.  DD nodded and smiled, and the girl threw her arms around DD and yelled, "ME TOO!  SHALOM!"  She was just really excited to have discovered another jewish person.

Hopefully that will be more the reaction your DD gets.  And not kids asking why she isn't ________. [/quote]

Cute story! OP here. It's 4th grade.

The situation I describe, as I said, would be no big deal in a different political climate at a diverse school, that wasn't internationally diverse. We have kids from countries where Jews cannot enter. I want our daughter to be able to be friends with these kids. I know religion comes out in conversation, but it's different than being the representative Jew. The goal is to increase understanding of course and love for eachother. The concern is some of these kids were raised to have animosity toward Jews the same way too many people are being brainwashed into hating Muslims. Let the kids mingle and form friendships, but I guess it makes me very uncomfortable to make too big a deal about religion. "Come see the Jew." Now, "Come ask the Muslim some questions." "Over here, we have a Hindu for you!" [/quote]

I see your point.  All the little kids play with each other, regardless of race or religion, and they don't even think about those things.  All of a sudden adults get involved and in an effort to overcome racism and prejudice that the poor kids don't even feel yet, they end up introducing those distinctions.

My kid is a Jew who believes in Santa and has a Christmas tree,and his grandparents are Muslim.  And we also don't agree with Trump's actions in Israel.  The whole exercise is really just enforcing stereotypes instead of breaking them down - I mean the kids don't even know what the stereotypes are until after they do these activities.
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