Fully endorse this thread on that laughable NYT piece over the weekend criticizing Jews for not doing more to combat anti-Semitism ...https://twitter.com/rabbijilljacobs/status/975363800185663488 …
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... but what frankly pissed me off the most about that piece is the continued habit, particularly from Jewish writers, of blaming Jews for not doing more to combat anti-Semitism
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... American Jews are a unique minority group in America in that when discrimination against them occurs they are habitually a) held responsible for it or b) expected to stop it
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...you know what’s the most effective way to combat anti-Semitism? Groups other than Jews speaking out against it
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@jonathanweisman piece he criticizes Jews for not doing more to “defend” the ADL. I have no idea what that means or why Jews should be expected to do more ... rather than other non-Jewish organizations.1 reply 2 retweets 27 likesShow this thread -
... but what I do know is that as long as there is anti-Semitism there will always be people who will argue that Jews “must do more” and that it’s their responsibility to stop people from hating them
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Michael, it was a short excerpt from a book. Read it before you reach your judgment, (((Semitism))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump. Then get back to me.http://read.macmillan.com/lp/semitism-jonathan-weisman/?utm_source=authorsocialpost&utm_medium=socialpost&utm_term=na-semitismsocial&utm_content=na-buy-buynow&utm_campaign=9781250169938 …
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Happy to do so, but the excerpt in the Times is what most people will read and it makes a troubling argument that wrongly puts the onus on Jewish Americans for combatting anti-Semitism
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