@gratefulalum Your part of the reason a lot of Jews are distancing themselves from Judaism or seeking reform/liberal forms of the religion. I mean the fear mongering and you suggesting that there could be another Holocaust just clearly demonstrates the problem here. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that American Jews should fear for their safety or have that much anxiety at least in the United States. I can argue that Jews are safer in the United States than in any other country in the world even Israel that claims to be the safe haven state for Jews globally.
I’m not going to get into a debate about the Palestinian and Israeli conflict. What I know is that every country in the world except for Israel regards the settlements in the country illegal and a barrier towards peace or a potential two state solution. Also, every single international human rights organization has condemned the Israeli attacks in Gaza that disproportionally killed civilians. It’s very hard in this case to defend Israel when you have the whole world on one side and Israel on the other.
Finally, I reiterate the professors comments may have been false and illogical but this doesn’t necessarily mean she’s anti-semitic. She’s a paranoid conspiracy theorist that is in the same category of people who believe that lizard people living underground in California rule the world. In this case, Jews just happen to fit her global conspiracy theory but I honestly don’t believe her statements were really from a place of bigotry or hate. Let’s not create hysteria among Jewish students and parents alike over trivial comments, let’s not assume that the professor has bad intentions or is bigoted just misinformed or paranoid as well as very delusional. I also disagree with your bizarre accusation of Henry Ford of anti-Semitism, I’ll have you know I don’t share your beliefs here and that currently Ford has a Jewish CEO Mark fields leading it’s company.