Jewish (ASU) Sun Devils express anger of anti-Semitic rhetoric in Tempe
Jewish students at ASU said religious organizations on campus are watching out for them, despite the feeling that there is an anti-Semitic sentiment brewing nationally.
Across America, anti-Semitic incidents have affected the Jewish population, and Tempe is no exception. Last week, swastikas were used to deface the library, said Josh Traulsen, the director of student life at Hillel, a Jewish organization on campus.
Students said they have also felt the hate personally.
Aleeza Kaplan, a nonprofit management junior, said she returned to her apartment near campus one evening to find her Mezuzah, a prayer scroll hanging on her doorway, “maliciously torn” from her door. She said this was a blatant act of disrespect toward Judaism, as Mezuzahs hold great cultural significance.
Kaplan said she was not surprised by the rise of anti-Semitism, as her people have experienced similar treatment “every day.”
“We’ve always known it was there,” Kaplan said. “We are affected by it every day. This is only new to everyone else.”
However, she said, ASU has always seemed like a safer place than other campuses across America.
http://www.statepress.com/article/2017/02/spartcult-anti-semitism-on-campus
Note to the groups non-Jewish members, a Mezuzah is much more than culturally significant, it's a religious item placed on doors per a commandment in Deuteronomy. The actual Mezuzah is the scroll inside the case, it's hand written by a scribe. Because it contains the name of God (several versions actually) it's considered a holy item like a prayer book.
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racist vandalism are not a big deal. These (rare) incidents are just over blown by the press.
Also, in no way does the elevation of neo-nazis to positions of national influence have any bearing on what is totally not really happening much.
Probably just paid libtard activists stirring the pot...
