She’al avicha…zikenech v’yomru loch – ask your elders. In the 1930’s, 1940’s, 1950’s in Good Ol’ USA it was not too uncommon to see signs on establishments openly stating “No dogs or jews allowed”! Golf clubs openly excluded Jews from membership! And many land sales contacts stated in the Purchase of Sale Agreement that the land or home must not be re-sold to a Jew perpetually. THIS WAS COMMON, indeed, so common that it was not newsworthy. The rise in incidents today are NEWSWORTHY, hence by definition, uncommon. Agreed, it is disturbing, but we are far more protected today than we were in the Goldene’ Medina of 80 – 100 years ago.
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