My Thoughts on Antisemitism, Social Media and Raising Jewish Kids

My mother called me this morning to talk about Harlow’s Bat Mitzvah gift. Harlow wanted a Jewish star necklace like the one Grammy gave to Mazzy. Mazzy’s Jewish star is very small with tiny diamonds so close together, it almost looks like a flower. That’s one reason my mother picked it. My mother was born in a displaced persons camp in Germany after World War 2 and came to America when she was a toddler. Her parents were Holocaust survivors and once they were in US, they were still very cautious of displaying signs of Judaism outside their home. That’s how my mom grew up and I think, that’s how I grew up to a certain extent as well. I remember when I first started talking about our Jewish traditions on my blog, my mother was very surprised. She told me to be careful.