“ #stopcasualantisemitism PSA 5” As I’ve noted in previous posts so much of antisemitic tropes and rhetoric hang on a basic premise of conspiracy and duplicitous behavior. Because Jewish communities were so close-knit and apart by nature from secular society throughout history the othering of Jews often became mythologized and their practices painted as insidious. Most famous among these conspiracies that became a fixture and whose echoes haven’t fully been tampered out is the “Blood Libel,” which asserts that Jews sacrifice Christian children for their blood in order to make matzah. Crazily enough there is evidence of the spread of this slanderous and absurd lie (matzah has two ingredients only: wheat and water, not to mention Jews are forbidden to consume blood of any kind) in the United States within the last century. Though something like this seems on its face antiquated and over, the times we live in are proof enough that this hatred is far from dormant and unpredictable in its resurgence. Education and discussion of these things productively and firmly is so key to there dissolution. The contours and roots of our current moment go deep. Know the history. . . . . #antisemitism #speakup #activistart #nomoreviolence #gunreform #oneshootingistoomany #bloodlibel #recognizethelies #conspiracytheories #sandiego #pittsburgh #leaveitintgemiddleages #jewishpride #beajewishally https://www.instagram.com/p/ByF3Zb9pEWe/?igshid=1irzw0kqdb9vy