If You are Jewish It’s Time to Start Praying
This is what I and every Jew around the world woke up to this morning. In what is becoming commonplace throughout the world. You probably won’t see many of these stories in your local or national news, but if you look hard enough you can find them online.
Politicians like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York whose racism hides behind the veil of “BDS” and statements like Kathy McBride who used the term “Jewed down” in a City Council meeting are certainly not helpful. The anti-Semites spew their gospel of hate against Jews. So it should be of no surprise that yesterday, Sept. 21, 2019, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, another unprovoked anti-Semetic attack occurred. Two Jewish brothers were shot when they answered the door to their home. The community they live in is primarily made up of Jews.
It is the Hebrew month of Elul when Jews pray to God asking for mercy when being judged on the New Year. Jews go to their house of worship to pray on New Year’s day and spend most of it praying. This year however Jews around the world have another reason to pray and to look over their shoulders. The slogan “Never Again” seems to be vanishing as the world forgets the crimes of the Holocaust, a third of American teens do not believe the Holocaust occurred (Source: Newsweek April 2019), as attacks on Jews spiral out of control.
Many people remember the Iranian attack in Buenos Aires, Argentina that killed hundreds of Jews at the Jewish Center, just as many remember the attacks on Jewish athletes at the 1972 Olympics. Today, however, we see attacks on Jews throughout the globe, forcing Jews to emigrate to Israel in increasing numbers.
In Canada, Jews are the “most targeted minority group,” three years in a row (2015–2018). Since 2006, according to Toronto Police, Jews are the number one group when it comes to racist attacks. Attacks against Jews in Canada accounted for 19% of all hate crimes in 2018. In Toronto alone, a city where only 3.8% of the population is Jewish, in 2017 there were 53 attacks against Jews or 29% all racist attacks. In 2018 there were 50 reported attacks, accounting for 26% of all racist attacks. While the 2018 number looks like a drop, overall there were nearly one-third less racist attacks.
Other Recent attacks include:
• Aug. 5, 2019, Two teens were physically attacked for wearing kippas.
• Aug. 2, 2019, taxidriver verbally and physically attacked a driver and threatened the “fucking Jews.
Europe, a hotbed of anti-Semitism, with a little more than one million Jews remaining, continues to see the numbers drop as racism takes hold once again. France reported an increase of 74% in attacks against Jews in 2018, while Germany reported an increase of 60% in attacks against Jews. Recently in Poland, two Israeli tourists were brutally beaten, their crimes, being Jewish. Vandalism against Jewish cemeteries and historical sites are on the increase once again. In a recent election debate, one Polish politician put a “kippah” on their opponent marking them as a Jew lover.
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In the USA acts of anti-Semitism have become a regular occurrence. Jews are under attack from both the ultra-right and the socialist-left camps. Bernie Sanders and George Soros, both born Jewish have been anything but helpful, in fact just as guilty as the most rabid racist. Florida has seen a drop in anti-semitism of 22% in 2018 to 76 down from 98 the year before. However, violent incidents remained the same.
- July 29, 2019, Miami, Florida. Man shot several times outside of Synagogue.
In the first half of 2019 in New York State, there were 110 hate crimes committed against Jews. As of September, the number of hate crimes against Jews has jumped to nearly 150 in New York City alone. Brooklyn, where most Jews live in New York, continues to see increases in attacks against Jews.
- Sept. 20, 2019, Boro Park, Brooklyn, New York - Elderly man beaten for wearing a “kippa” as his attacker screamed “dirty Jew.”
- Aug. 29, 2019, Jewish man hit by a rock thrown from a passing truck.
- Aug. 27, 2019, Jewish Man struck with a “paving” stone and punched nearly 30 times in the face while exercising outdoors in a park.
- Aug. 31, 2019, Jewish man attacked with a belt outside of Synagogue.
- May 7, 2019, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, teenager sucker punches a Jewish man from behind as he walks down the street.
- May 4, 2019, Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, New York, group of men attack a Jew wearing religious garb, beating him while shouting racial slurs.
In Israel, we hear of the constant attacks against civilians and Jewish holy places only in Israeli media, the Western nations media is silent.
- The Tomb of Aaron closed to Jews, following the Jordanian Governments outlawing.
- The booby trap, mass murder attempted by Muslim extremist of the Tomb of Joseph.
- The bombing of Rachel’s Tomb by Muslim extremists.
- The Western Wall, covered in graffiti “Slaughter the Jews.
Some stories cannot be kept silent, because the crimes are so great. Besides the liberal media has an agenda when it comes to mass killings so they get reported with zeal.
Recent Mass shootings of Jews:
- Oct. 27, 2019, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Tree of Life Or L’Simcha Congregation, 11 worshipers killed, seven worshipers injured.
- Apr. 27, 2019, Outside of San Diego, California. Chabad Synagogue shooting, one woman was killed, and three worshipers were injured by gunfire.
- Feb. 14, 2015, Copenhagen following a shooting spree, one Jewish security guard was killed outside of a synagogue.
- Nov. 13, 2015, Paris, France. Four shoppers in a kosher supermarket are shot and killed.
