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Will Jew-Hatred Define a New America? Jul 24, 2021 Shaken by the brazenness of the recent antisemitic attacks, American Jews are questioning their security in the US. Eric Orgen is losing faith. His Judaism is on proud display as he wears his yarmulke during prayer, while on the go, and even when volunteering as an EMT in his Teaneck, N.J., community. But he is losing faith in the ability of America, which he calls “the greatest country,” to continue protecting his cherished freedom to visibly identify as a Jew without fear of aggression. It was Orgen’s traditional head covering that made him and his family the target of a startling antisemitic assault on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in May. Orgen was walking with his wife, teenage daughter and a friend while vacationing in Bal Harbour, Fla., when four men in an SUV yelled at them, “F you Jews, Die Jews, Free Palestine.” They threw garbage and a water bottle at them and threatened to rape his wife and d ....
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