I am Jewish, I moved to a catholic area and I am experiencing antisemitism
Hi everyone,
I hope this does not come across as insensitive or offensive in any way. I am Jewish. I have moved a couple years ago to a more Catholic area and have been introduced to a lot of Catholic people. I am met someone catholic and starting dating them (no issues with him or his family). It has been overall a decent experience in the area
I have met and a lot of people (more than 20) who have brought up on their own once they find out I’m Jewish that holocaust is a lie, the Jewish people are to blame for being kicked out of several counties, we control the banks, media, and government. We are selfish people who only care about ourselves and that we are responsible for problems in the world. Always ends up with Israel thrown in somewhere. It is always followed up with I never met someone Jewish to ask them these questions and I don’t know a lot about the topic and I’m just curious what you think.
I have been interrogated on the spot regarding my thoughts on all of these at very uncomfortable topics in public when meeting people in the area etc. These exact points are repeated from all people (all white men in their 20s) and I can’t help but wonder if it’s something within the community I am in or something going on that I am missing. I have always lived in non Jewish areas and have not had any issues except for the last couple years.
I was wondering if this something within Catholicism or a weird trend? I am nervous to ask my boyfriend because him and his family have been so great and I’ve had no issues but I wonder how to handle this going forward with the community as well as personally. We want to raise our kids within both religions but I am nervous if this is something I and my kids will be exposed to and having to deal with or am I just in a weird area where this is more common. I am also struggling not get so anxious and defensive when these situations happen but i get so scared and uncomfortable.