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steve2470

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Fri May 26, 2017, 09:34 PM May 2017

J. special report: Anti-Semitism at (California) Bay Area schools shows dramatic spike

http://www.jweekly.com/2017/05/24/j-special-report-anti-semitism-at-bay-area-schools-shows-dramatic-spike/

Alameda High School freshman Natasha Waldorf was sitting at the back of geometry class talking with a friend, killing time until the bell rang. A text message popped up from someone she didn’t know — a cartoon image of a Nazi officer and “Mr. Ethnic Cleansing” written in bright red letters. Assuming it was sent to her by mistake, Waldorf ignored it.

Things got worse.

She got another text from the same unfamiliar number the next period when she was in English class, and this time it included her name and the word “kike” with other anti-Semitic insults. “It became scary, because I was targeted for being Jewish, but also I was specifically targeted,” she said.

By the time Waldorf got to her grandmother’s house that evening she was shaken. “When I’m anxious I get bad stomach aches,” she said. “It was stressful.”
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J. special report: Anti-Semitism at (California) Bay Area schools shows dramatic spike (Original Post) steve2470 May 2017 OP
No surprises there. Behind the Aegis May 2017 #1

Behind the Aegis

(53,983 posts)
1. No surprises there.
Sat May 27, 2017, 08:56 PM
May 2017

Some of the most anti-Semitic bullshit comes from alleged/supposed/self-proclaimed "liberal" areas. Many target Jews because of eons of anti-Semitic rhetoric, and others, IMO, do it as a cathartic way to "get their bigot on" without getting in any real trouble with others. Percentage wise, Jews make up more victims of hate crimes, than any other group. They ALWAYS top the number one position in the religion category, with all other groups combined, usually no surpassing them.

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