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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not Jewish but the sentiment I always got is that Jewish people 'blend' into the greater white demographic. Unless its a synagogue attacked you don't hear about people being discriminated against in hiring practices or home buying or on the streets because they're Jewish. No one [i]knows[/i] you're Jewish.[/quote]

We blend in because we’ve gotten good at hiding our Jewish identity. That’s out of necessity.

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+1. Not an option for many other minority groups.

A lot of people -- Jews and non-Jews -- don't realize how much anti-Semitism and discrimination there was in this country right up to the 80s or so. In the 50s, there were absolutely prohibitions against Jews swimming in certain pools, buying in certain areas, attending certain schools -- the Ivies had Jew quotas. Somewhere after the late 60s we became accepted as "white" and "blending into the greater white demographic." I was born in 1980 and basically grew up not experiencing any direct anti-Semitism. My parents and grandparents all have stories of being asked about horns or being called "dirty Jew" or being asked if they were really good with money. I don't. [/quote]

I know it’s not an option for other groups, but that doesn’t mean we are able to blend in without problems. I posted the stats above of anti-Semitic hate crimes; they are very scary.

I was told that I killed Jesus when I was 7. [b]I’ve been told I’m going to hell so many times. [/b]

I’ve gotten used to my synagogue having security presence. It’s not ok that we need to do that to stay safe while we pray.

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I am not Jewish, and you don’t know how many times I have been told I was going to hell. Try growing up in a Baptist church and forced to watch the “Burning Hell” movie multiple times. [/quote]

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