| Can we call this a crisis now? 10:42 - May 19 with 762 views | GlasgowBlue | https://www.thetimes.com/uk/ed A new report by the group Parents Against Antisemitism has revealed a shocking snapshot of antisemitism in our schools. Among the examples provided by a mainly Jewish group of 100 parents are: * During a Drama lesson the teacher led an activity with the only Jewish child in the class being surrounded by peers giving him Nazi salutes which led to this being re- enacted as bullying in the playground. * Multiple examples of Jewish students being told they or all Jews should be gassed, including using bunsen burners in Science lessons as a prop, being subjected to hissing noises, or suggesting they go on the “wrong train to Poland”. * One child was told “1,2,3 Jew run or I’ll gas you”. Another was told “I want to build a gas chamber and chain up all Jews”. * Swastikas, or ‘kill the Jews’ are being daubed on class tables, Jewish students’ notebooks or in student toilets. In one example of graffiti in a cubicle stating “Follow your dreams” a student added “My mum says I can't be Adolf Hitler”. * A Jewish child was asked where his number was tattooed. * Hitler salutes and jokes about the Holocaust are commonplace. * Many are told “Hitler was right” and one child was physically assaulted after their attacker performed a Hitler salute. * One primary school child was sent a picture of Hitler accompanied by the caption “6 million victory". * Hitler Youth songs are being sung that are found on social media and a Jewish teacher was told by a student that they “liked Hitler”. * On Culture Day when a child showed an Israeli flag she was booed and the teacher took no action. Another child was told Jews have “no culture because they are white”. * Blood libels such as: “Jews kill and eat children”, “You can’t trust Jews”, “Jews are all rich”, “Jews are paedophiles”, “Jews control the world and media” are repeatedly targeted in person against Jewish students and teachers and are widespread. * A child who wore a piece of jewellery identifying her as Jewish was kicked to the ground. * One child was threatened with being beheaded “as all Jews deserve”. * Sixth Form students declared that “It isn't antisemitic to suggest Jews are rich. It's just true”. * A 9 year old child was asked if he was Jewish and upon responding affirmatively was told to “lock his house” because it would be attacked. * At a Church of England primary school a Jewish child was told “Jews and Christians can’t play together” and that “Jews would be punished”. * A Jewish child was told “I’m going to kill you, you F***ing Jew” (whilst being chased with a weapon and threatened with being thrown from a large height). * A Jewish student was followed by a 14 year old peer who shouted “F*** the Jews, kill the Jews”. * Students openly celebrated the Manchester synagogue attack. * Derogatory remarks and racial slurs are regularly used, for example, “Jew scum”, “Kike”, “F*** all Yids”, “You People”. * Jewish children are being forced to confirm that they support Palestine. * A Jewish primary school child was told “You are a pig because you are Jewish”. * A student threw a coin on the floor and asked a Jewish student if they dropped it and if they wanted it. When the Jewish student went to take it, the other student-said “Of course, money grabbing Jew”. * Children (in primary and secondary level) are being openly excluded socially due to being Jewish. * Jewish teachers are targeted by students including being told “F*** the Jews” and that they are responsible for Gaza and 9/11. * ‘Free Palestine” chants are shouted at Jewish children and parents, and Palestine flags and symbols openly displayed and targeted at Jews. * Rumours were spread about the only Jew in the year that this child wants to bomb Muslim houses. * A 5 year old Jewish child was told by his friends that-he was “killing all the babies”. The child was then excluded from class birthday parties and eventually left to go to a Jewish school. |  |
| |  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 10:53 - May 19 with 704 views | giant_stow | Heartbreaking |  |
|  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 11:00 - May 19 with 666 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 10:53 - May 19 by giant_stow | Heartbreaking |
The warning signs were there five years ago. People were saying that the perception was worse than the reality. Others were demanding “hard figures rather than percentages, that it was anti Zionism rather than anntisemitism and that “maybe they should be less afraid”. As a country we have sleep walked into this. |  |
|  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 12:13 - May 19 with 523 views | Churchman | This absolutely disgusts me. It is totally unacceptable. Nobody should be justifying this or seeking to dismiss its importance. But they will. But I suspect plenty will support it, including plenty in the governing party of this country. Starmer might have worked hard to eradicate anti semitism and some members have been thrown out, but I’m still skeptical. |  | |  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 12:34 - May 19 with 460 views | djgooder | That’s a depressing read. I am 49 now and with probable fog of time I don’t remember there being anything like that when i was at school and I went to some pretty rough schools. I have a 7 year old and his school is very multicultural. It would good to understand if there is any particular demographic or geography involved. |  | |  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 13:05 - May 19 with 373 views | reusersfreekicks | Apologies - reading the thread and hit the down arrow in error. This is truly dreadful stuff - that children should suffer like this is beyond belief. The world can be a depressing place at the moment with the worst of humanity more emboldened [Post edited 19 May 13:06]
|  | |  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 13:59 - May 19 with 299 views | DJR |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 13:05 - May 19 by reusersfreekicks | Apologies - reading the thread and hit the down arrow in error. This is truly dreadful stuff - that children should suffer like this is beyond belief. The world can be a depressing place at the moment with the worst of humanity more emboldened [Post edited 19 May 13:06]
|
A niece of my wife's (who is not Jewish) takes an after school dance class at a Jewish school in north London. She said that a week or so ago, none of children wanted to come to her class because they had been scared by recent events. That is very sad. |  | |  |
| Can we call this a crisis now? on 14:07 - May 19 with 258 views | positivity | * the leader of the party currently leading the polls in the uk, quoted as saying “He would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right,’ or ‘Gas them,’ sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers,” and yet fails to properly apologise for it. |  |
|  |
| |