Melech 9,900 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 As deadly anti-Semitism forces Jews to make a mass exodus from France, one fearless man in Munich, Germany, has been donning a kippah for the past two years to show, in his view, that the nation which was home to the most horrific genocide of modern times is now a safe place for Jews–even safer than America. “If I think Germany’s that unsafe for Jews I have no business being here,†journalist Terry Swartzberg said to Germany-based news site The Local. Swartzberg, 61, is from America and moved to Germany in 1979. He said he had not experienced any anti-Semitism over the course of the 27 months he’s been wearing his kippah; a reality that is starkly different from a Jewish man in Paris recently or another in Copenhagen prior to that. According to The Local, Swartzberg said he was inspired to wear the kippah two years ago at the funeral of a friend, Mietek Pemper, a Holocaust survivor who helped Oskar Schindler compile his famous list. Upon leaving the cemetery, all the Jews removed their yarmulkes except him. “I walked out wearing it, and they start screaming at me, you’re putting us all in danger.†Swartzberg suggested that Germany is a much safer place for Jewish people than America is, although he does not discount the presence of racism. “I know what anti-Semitism is,†he told The Local, citing how he “grew up in America, where 34% of people describe themselves as being anti-Semitic†and that he “went to school in India and worked as a journalist in Hong Kong.†Yet he noted that “it’s such a cheap shot and so unfair [to say Jews aren’t safe in Germany], because Germany has done amazing things that I wish my own country, the USA would do.†Swartzberg told The Local that he intends to continue wearing his kippah as part of his campaign to proudly push Jewish identity in Munich. He is also the president of Stolpersteine, which seeks to commemorate Holocaust victims with brass memorial plaques that are placed outside of victims’ former homes. “I work every day for the Stolpersteine, I know what Germany did and I will never let Germans forget,†Swartzberg said. http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2015/02/20/american-in-munich-jews-safer-in-germany-than-us/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolev 867 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 How tables have turned Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luiz 4,253 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 these kinds of articles always make me feel like i'm not even living in the real america. i've never seen anti-semitism living here on the west coast I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 these kinds of articles always make me feel like i'm not even living in the real america. i've never seen anti-semitism living here on the west coast I guess so. USA a huge country. I guess Jews don't experience not much anti-semitism in New York or at the West Coast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterdreams 1,529 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Just goes to show how nations can change for good or bad Haters gonna need more than a flashlight for my shade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,116 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Well things had changed since 1979 in here tbh. How is this a relevant claim? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiphEret 1,320 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Well that's not very surprising, because German are constantly reminded of what happened in WWII, like if you see the curriculum they have in school comparing to what we have in France... They are probably more aware of anti semitism and therefore more proactive. I don't know how bad it is in France to be honest as I am not Jewish, but a friend lives in a jewish neighboroud and it seems fine like the people seems to be safe and happy. However I don't think it's completely safe in France I still here so much weird comment like "them" "the sionist lobby" and this bull****... Sur le sable sur la neige, Sur les images dorées,Sur le front de mes amis, J’écris ton nom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,282 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 these kinds of articles always make me feel like i'm not even living in the real america. i've never seen anti-semitism living here on the west coast Neither has anyone else. From Alaska to Texas to Delaware. It really isn't a problem here.Germany being the safest isn't surprising because they feel guilty about the Holocaust. But 34% of Americans describe themselves as antisemitic? :excuseme: I'd love to see where they pulled that number from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,683 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Lol, this article is innacutate. Jews are so safe here I've literally never heard of an anti-semitic attack here. It's always from a European country. Although Germany will obviously be safe due to guilt of the past. 34% anti-semitic? What a joke :lmao: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 680 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I've never seen this discussed, but I wonder if Germany is better for Jews than some other places, partly because it's Muslim population is heavily Turkish. Similarly, Britain has a lot from Pakistan and India. These countries are distant from Israel or at least haven't been to war with it. But is you have Syrian or Palestinian refugees or North African Arabs, they probably bring a lot more Jew-hating baggage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Well that's not very surprising, because German are constantly reminded of what happened in WWII, like if you see the curriculum they have in school comparing to what we have in France... They are probably more aware of anti semitism and therefore more proactive. I don't know how bad it is in France to be honest as I am not Jewish, but a friend lives in a jewish neighboroud and it seems fine like the people seems to be safe and happy. However I don't think it's completely safe in France I still here so much weird comment like "them" "the sionist lobby" and this bull****... That's true. History lessons from year 8 till graduation are about the Holocaust. We also had a yearly memorial day for Holocaust victims in school. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Ok but where is this anti-Semitism in America?... And if Germany is such a good place for Jews, then what about gays?.. Seems subjective and biased. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melech 9,900 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Ok but where is this anti-Semitism in America?... And if Germany is such a good place for Jews, then what about gays?.. Seems subjective and biased. German society is highly gay friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 German society is highly gay friendly. But referring to the point that German's bring up the history of anti-Semitism. Do they bring up the prosecution of homos-xual people too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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