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Never Again Is Now
F
or those of us who pay
attention to the news of
antisemitic statements
and acts around the globe, the
rise in these statements and
acts in recent
years has been
alarming.
And as Evelyn
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Dutch Jew and
the daughter of
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Is Now, these antisemitic state-
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ANTISEMITISM DEFINED
The International
Remembrance Holocaust
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a non-legally binding working
definition of antisemitism
that many organizations are
adopting:
“
Antisemitism is a certain
perception of Jews, which may
be expressed as hatred toward
Jews. Rhetorical and physical
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are directed toward Jewish or
non-Jewish individuals and/or
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The reason our podcast
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For example, when someone
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you get angry and yell some-
thing back?
Neither freezing nor yelling
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