It hurts to be called names, but you live with it and just hope that those people who judge, assume, and scowl will become better educated and learn from their mistakes. Being involved in Jewish activities like Kadima and USY help me personally cope with the hatred against Judaism that I experience. It provides a community and a family for me. We cope together. I would not give up being Jewish for anything in the world.
Hatred is spurned by a lack of knowledge.
Children should be taught about different religions and customs of different cultures to alleviate ignorance, and then maybe we can all be a little more tolerant of others. Hi my name is Naomi Blumenthal. I am the president of our youth group and hopefully you like the stories I share with you.