As Jews gather to celebrate a sacred holiday, many lie awake wondering:

Are these isolated horrors?

Or is this the start of an American pogrom? 7/

Criticizing Israel is fair. Jews do it every day. But demonizing Zionism, erasing our connection to our homeland, and excusing Hamas while ignoring Jewish pain — that puts us in danger. 6/

Many Jews have been pushed out of friend groups and activist spaces over the past year. We’re not treated like people. We’re treated like problems. 5/

Now we watch the same kind of dehumanizing hate — Nazi-style antisemitic propaganda — spread online, fueling real-world violence. 4/

Last night was also the anniversary of the Farhud — a 1941 pogrom in Iraq inspired by Nazi propaganda. Hundreds of Jews were killed. Nearly 150,000 fled. Iraqi Jewish life never recovered. 3/

Weeks ago, two Jews were murdered at a museum. Now, six more are hospitalized after a man attacked Jews with Molotov cocktails and a flamethrower.

Both attackers shouted: “Free Palestine.” 2/