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‘I wish Hitler was back,’ one student told me. Here’s what it’s like to be Jewish and in high school in 2024

If I was asked to pick a theme that defines my education from elementary school to high school it would be anti-bullying.

In school assembly after school assembly, in class after class, teachers and motivational speakers told my peers and me repeatedly: don’t be bystanders to bullying. If you see something say something. And above all, try your best to spread “small acts of kindness” wherever you go.

The sad thing is, it’s become clear that this lesson did not sink in, especially when it comes to antisemitism.

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