I can’t get the images of Syrian refugees on the beaches of Europe out of my mind. And every time I see them I think of this:
In 1940 my grandfather fled Holland in a row boat.
Nationalism and racism in Europe is real, growing and dangerous. But we’re being far too literal about it if we’re mainly worried about the fate of European Jews.
Siavosh Derakhti, a young Muslim Swede, builds bridges between Jews and Muslims through his organization, “Youth Against Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia.”
Why I bristle at reports of Muslim anti-Semitism against Jews in my home country of Sweden. (Even though I have to admit it’s a thing.)