Some American Jews are taking off their kippahs and Stars of David
June 4, 2021
(JTA) When Ricki moved into her new ground floor apartment in New York City less than a year ago, she felt perfectly comfortable placing a mezuzah on the front door for all who passed through the lobby to see.
Today she feels less sanguine about that choice.
Ricki hasn’t removed the mezuzah, but she has asked the building’s management to put bars on her windows. And she’s still considering taking down the Jewish symbol.
“When I put it up I was really proud of it,” Ricki said, declining to use her last name due to privacy concerns. “I’m not embarrassed of being Jewish, I kn.
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American Jews fear they could be targeted due to an association with Israel. For some American Jews, that fear is manifesting in decisions to tamp down their public displays of Jewishness