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Jews, never give up!

In every generation, they rise against us, but in a generation where everyone seems to be rising against us, what must we do?

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As Israelis, we should march proudly in our capital

  Someone has to stop the insanity. Just like every other capital around the world, Jerusalem hosts mass marches. Of

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Pride And Anxiety: 23 American Jews on choosing to wear their Jewishness

American Jews talk about wearing their Jewishness, as a response to rising anti-Semitism.

I normally wouldn’t post something form the Forward. Honestly, I believe that they are usually more a part of the problem than the solution. This article really resonated with me though. I asked my parents for my first “Chai” when I was about 12. Then I asked for a Magen David. The reason was that the chain on the Chai was too long and people couldn’t see it. Older people warned me, a kid, not to wear it because they came from the generation that was taught that your Jewishness was “private.” Except my dad, a WWII vet, a guy who grew up dirt poor during the depression, in Brooklyn- ALWAYS sore his Chai, every day of his life, and never cared who saw it. My family was also very close to two Survivors who lost everything in the Shoah. They had numbers tattooed on their arms. They had no choice in whether they had to “wear” their Jewishness.

That was almost 40 years ago. A few years ago, I bought a hipper looking Magen David. It mostly sat in a drawer. Lately I’ve been wearing it, very visibly, more. A lot more. I have NEVER shied away from expressing my Jewishness in many ways over the years. That includes walking through the streets of Paris with a kippah on after I was warned not to. If people don’t like it: TOO BAD. I’ve been called a “heeb,” a “kike,” an “f’ing Jew,” and more and have been in several “unpleasant” situations. I don’t care. Am Yisrael Chai baby. Being scared and appeasing them NEVER has worked, won’t work now, and will never work. Be Jewish, be proud, never ever be afraid, be brave, trust in Hashem, and never, ever, no matter what, hide who we are.

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Poway Rabbi Leads Jewish Youths in 'Am Yisrael Chai' Chant in Speech at Auschwitz | Jewish & Israel News

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, injured in the recent shooting at the Congregation Chabad synagogue in Poway, California, speaks as US President …

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Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein | A Terrorist Tried to Kill Me Because I Am a Jew. I Will Never Back Down.

I do not know why God spared my life in my Poway synagogue. All I can do is make this borrowed time matter.

If this article doesn’t touch you on the deepest level-you may not be breathing.

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Maccabi Games open in Berlin in ‘triumph over evil’

70 years after Holocaust, thousands of athletes gather for ‘Jewish Olympics’ at stadium where Hitler opened 1936 ‘Nazi Games’

In the end, good triumphs over evil! Today the Maccabiah Games kicked off in Germany. 70 years after Holocaust, thousands of Jewish athletes gathered for what's known as the "Jewish Olympics" at the exact site where Hitler opened 1936 "Nazi Games"

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Report: Iron Dome deployed to northern Israel after alleged Syria strike - Jerusalem Post

Foreign media reports move is in light of possible retaliation for purported Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah members, Iranian soldiers.

I really hope that the people in the north are safe and Iron Dome doesn't need to be used.

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Why Jews unite more than Christians | David Suissa | Jewish Journal

Imagine that you are a Jew, and that you are president of the United States. Your security adviser has just whispered in your ear that 200 Jewish girls in Africa have been kidnapped and are being threatened with rape.

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Ya'alon says IDF campaign against Hamas to expand, vows 'will exact huge price'

“We are destroying arms, terrorist infrastructure, command and control systems, and institutions," defense minister says on day 2 of Operation Protective Edge; Palestinian officials say 4 killed in Gaza on Wednesday.

There is no place on this planet for terrorist organizations like Hamas.

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Jews barred from African Union summit

Jewish Scene: Scheduled declaration of support from African nations scrapped; Arab League representatives demand 'Israelis' leave before joining summit.

People need to wake up. A very large portion of the world hates us.

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An Open Letter to President Obama

Eyal Yifrach. Gil-ad Shaar. Naftali Fraenkel. What do these names mean to you? Let me give you a brief......

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‘Brother’s Keeper’ Day 12: Fewer Arrests, More Sites Searched

As Operation Brother’s Keeper approaches the end of its second week, IDF troops are making fewer arrests, but widening their search.

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U.S. Jewish organizations: Too weak to be their brother's keeper?

Forget the window-dressing of local rallies and hashtag activism: The major American Jewish organizations’ lack of an urgent, concerted, and effective response shows how weak they’ve become.

It is a sad state of affairs, but I have to agree. This has been coming for years as one side of the community seems to have decided that it would rather concern itself with broad social issues than issues that are specifically Jewish.