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Source: https://www.jta.org/2018/11/05/news-opinion/yes-anti-semitism-aproblem-no-not-1939
Yes, Anti-Semitism Is a Problem Again. No, It Is Not 1939
(JTA) Andrew Silow-Carroll - Prior to World War II, Jews in the U.S. were blocked from entire industries, and anti-Semitism "manifested itself at every level of society and across the country," the Princeton historian Julian Zelizer wrote last week. But it is important to note that the lived experience of American Jews is not one of fear and vulnerability, certainly when you compare it to 50 and 100 years ago. It is simply not the daily experience of American Jews to feel under physical threat. The writer is editor in chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.