Born at the tail end of World War II, I grew up with antisemitism by and large under control, as even vicious Jew haters were reticent to attack Jews.
Rabbi Avi Weiss Courtesy Avi WeissThis doesn’t mean anti-Semitism was not a serious problem, especially in recent decades.
During the Cold War, Soviet antisemitism came to the fore with a vengeance after the Second World War.
However, the concept of one tiny Jewish state, the only Western-style democracy in the Middle East, is constantly rejected and attacked.
But the State of Israel, and only the State of Israel, allows Jews to save themselves.
Persons:
Avi Weiss, “, ”, I’ve, Rabbi Avi Weiss, Louis Farrakhan, David Duke, Yankel Rosenbaum, antisemites, Esther, Haman, Abraham Isaac Kook
Organizations:
CNN, Statehood, Twitter
Locations:
Riverdale, Persia, Soviet, Israel, Zion