New Data Reveals the Lives of Jews in US; 'No One in America Should Have to Change Their Behavior Because of What They Believe'
91% of American Jews say they feel less safe as a Jewish person in the United States due to violent attacks in the past year.
Last fall, my colleagues at Nashville’s NewsChannel 5 and I had a chance to engage in an extended conversation with members of Nashville’s Jewish community about the hate that has become an ever-present force in their lives.
“Even though we want to be joyous, right now we’re scared, and we are worried,” said Felicia Anchor, whose parents both lost their entire families in the Holocaust. Anchor herself was born in a displaced persons camp.
“In our souls, in every person’s soul sitting here, we know how bad it can get – and it can get to our life.”
Jennie Zagnoev agreed.
“ I feel like the last few years have given people the confidence to just be antisemitic—and it has given people the confidence to s…
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