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… communities as well. From neo-Nazi flyers hanging in the Clover Hill Park Cemetery to Michigan State University’ s Hillel sukkah being destroyed, there is a noticeable rise in anti-Semitic incidents. From…
…14 | NOVEMBER 14 • 2019 COURTESY OF LAUREN HERRIN Lauren Herrin’ s family Jews in the D R ecently, anti-Semitic inci- dents have not only been plaguing our country, but our Michigan…
… States, and 84 percent believe anti-Semitism has increased over the past five years. Lauren Herrin, associ- ate director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)/AJC here in Michigan, was not…
… meaning and intention, ” Holden said. Carolyn Normandin, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in Michigan, encourages schools to bring the ADL into the classroom to have open…
… Sept. 11 to Oct. 6, the American Jewish Committee (AJC) surveyed American Jews’ attitudes toward anti-Semitism. Eighty-eight percent of par- ticipants view anti-Semitism as a problem in the United…
… surprised with the results of this survey. “In my position here at JCRC/AJC, I’ m quite hyper-fo- cused on the topic of anti-Semi- tism. ” Herrin said. “These num- bers confirm everything I’ ve been…
… reading — the increase of incidents, the increase of how terrifying these incidents have been and even the fact that a majority of people aren’ t report- ing incidents. ” While the numbers don’ t lie…
… principle of these acts? Herrin has two young chil- dren: a 3-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter. “I believe when talking to your children about anti-Sem- itism, it is important to keep the…
… discussion age-appropriate and as basic as possible, ” Herrin said. “My daughter has been very matter-of-fact about every- thing, but I think it’ s important to do as much as you can to make it a…
… learning moment. ” David Holden, president of Temple Jacob in Hancock that was vandalized at the end of September, has four kids: two in college, a senior in high school and a fifth-grader. Holden makes…