'Many people are deciding not to wear their Jewish star because they're afraid of being attacked,' said Marcia Bronstein, who is the regional director of the American Jewish Committee Philadelphia Southern New Jersey Region.
"Many people are deciding not to wear their Jewish star because they're afraid of being attacked," said Marcia Bronstein, who is the regional director of the American Jewish Committee Philadelphia Southern New Jersey Region.As Marcia Bronstein proudly shows the silver dreidel and Star of David on her necklace, she realizes not everyone feels as comfortable as she does wearing them.
Incidents that lead Jewish people in the area to feel uncomfortable expressing their faith are the types of incidents the Anti-Defamation League tracks. They've seen incidents of hate steadily rise over the past six years. Then there's the propaganda. The Action News Journalism Team found, through early September this year, the ADL has so far tracked 719 incidents nationwide that involved spreading anti-Semitic propaganda. One such incident was at the Christkindlemarkt in Bethlehem on Sunday just as Hanukkah began."Pennsylvania had the highest amount of white supremacist propaganda in the country," said Goretsky.
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