Anti Semitism In Madison Wisconsin

 5-10-16

Madison Wisconsin , beautiful in the summer and spring , exciting in fall and a cold winter ghost town. My whole life I have lived in this small city appreciating the nice people but also realizing the ignorance that comes with some people in every place. Although Madison is considered a pretty liberal place there is still things that happen that do not make it seem that way. Recently in a local Jewish paper in Madison there was a occurrence of antisemitic graffiti drawn on UW Madison campus. Because of this some of the community has come to together to solve this problem. This includes some of the black community in Madison because they have experienced some of the same things. This makes me incredibly happy to see people in my community come together. It really makes me think that sometimes we forget how easy it is to come together as a community because of common experiences , which can truly make a difference. Although this aspect  of a community coming together is really amazing, it still brings up one more question, the rise of antisemitism on campuses. Many of the people who were Jewish who came together because of this noted of their experiences of antisemitism in the 70s and 80s. I truly believe that this is an issue that is a huge white elephant in the room, that no one wants to talk about. Just like I have talked about in my Jewish history class , today antisemitism has taken the shape of anti Zionism today, because of peoples lack of knowledge of the conflict in Israel, It is a debate between whether this is cloaked as antisemitism. College is supposed to be a place to find yourself , but I truly hope people dont use that as an excuse to put down some people just because of their beliefs. I want to live in a world that by the time I go to college ( which is sooner rather than later ) I will be able to find a way to teach people that learning about the situation is more important in order for you to understand.