The United States has always been considered a melting pot, despite its racist tendencies. One would think in the year 2017 that there would be no racism left, however that is not the case. While Anti-Semitism isn’t quite racism, since Judaism is a religion, it is most easily described as racism since the hatred is towards the entire group. Recently, there has been a wave of bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers and other Jewish establishments. The United States has a serious problem with growing Anti-Semitic views which needs to be thoroughly investigated by the federal government. Many people think that hate crimes against Jewish people are a thing of the past that died at the end of World War Two, however Anti-Semitic views are …show more content…
There have also been many threats against Jewish communities in Florida recently. Beginning on January 9th, a wave of over 100 bomb threats were made against Jewish Community Centers and schools in Southern Florida (Man, para 3). The Miami Beach area has also been facing an increase in Anti-Semitism since January. Swastikas have been drawn on cars, which come hand in hand with a rise in the neo-Nazi movement (Man, para 4). Despite the threats against the Jewish community, the people are still showing a strong front and planning ways to help keep Anti-Semitism at bay. According to Carol Brick-Turin, the executive director of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council, says they can do two things, reach out to people outside of the Jewish community and speak out against Anti-Semitism (Man, para 11). While this is a good plan for them, it doesn’t seem to be influencing the amount of threats. Since the threats have not declined, a federal investigation into the threats should happen in the near future. An investigation of the terrorization of Jews would help the Jewish community feel safe again and would discourage more acts of violence and hate against the …show more content…
Recent events, such as the bomb threats, seem to be bringing racism to everyone’s attention. The Neo-Nazi movement is about white supremacy and is often based on the beliefs of Adolf Hitler. As the movement grows, so does the threat to Jewish communities throughout the U.S. As stated by Ta-Nehisi Coates, “White supremacy is… a force so fundamental to America that it is difficult to imagine the country without it. And so we must imagine a new country.” (Coates 594). The idea that white supremacy will continue to be fundamental and thought to be acceptable in the United States unless the federal government investigates such groups. The investigation of neo-Nazi groups will only occur if they are known to be violent towards Jewish people and capable of acting on their threat of bombing Jewish Community Centers. The investigation of said groups is essential in the protection of the Jewish communities within the United States