USA at Unpacked

Jews have lived in the United States since 1654 — before the states were even united — when 23 Sephardic settlers fled to New Amsterdam.

Over the previous half-century, Blacks and Jews increasingly came together to fight discrimination.

This double standard applied to American Jews and Israel is the problem and it’s antisemitic plain and simple.

There’s a lot to pay attention to in 5782. Here are 10 things that we feel will be making the news a lot over the next year.

The FBI’s report comes after the ADL released numbers for 2020 which showed that antisemitic incidents remain at record highs in America.

Sec. of State: “Antisemitism isn’t a relic of the past. It’s still a force in the world, including close to home. And it’s abhorrent.”

Historians say despite the letter being short, it had a big impact on the acceptance of Jews (and other religious minorities) in the United States.

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