(Jewish Group) Fighting antisemitism is a communal priority
When the coronavirus pandemic struck last March, a series of attacks on Asian Americans demanded a firm response. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office produced a public service announcement cautioning against blaming the COVID-19 outbreak on a particular group.
“When you attack a member of our community because of their ethnicity, the color of their skin or where you think someone is from, then you have attacked us all,” declared the voiceover.
Here in one of the most diverse communities in California, speaking out without hesitation and mobilizing our constituencies to confront hate is a priority for elected officials. Unfortunately, the unforgiving assaults on Asian Americans is not unique.
Persistent antisemitism is a particular concern. History has shown time and again that the targeting of Jews does not end with Jews. Antisemitism is a societal problem, one that regrettably has emerged with unsettling regularity in the United States today.
More than 76 years after the Holocaust, antisemitism is again on the rise. According to the latest FBI Hate Crimes Statistics report, American Jews, comprising less than 2% of the American population, were the victims of 60.2% of anti-religious hate crimes in 2019.
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G-dspeed! I wish I believed it, but I don't. BTW, yes, Jews were the victims of 60.2% of anti-religious hate crimes in 2019 and Jews were the victims of 11.6% of all hate crimes in 2019! Here's an area where Jews are "overrepresented" but don't hear too many expressing concern about it! BTW...African-Americans were the victims of 27% of all hate crimes, then Jews, then gay men at 10%!