Nazi and far rightists are resurfacing, emerging from the cracks, just when people thought they were gone. With them comes an age of fear for those in the Jewish community.

I have woken up to the headlines, “mass shooting in synagogue” several times over the last few years. Antisemite hate crimes are on the rise and this along with many other factors show cause for concern.

I am not religiously Jewish but the entirety of my father’s family is. I am ethnically Jewish and because of my religiously involved family, participate in many Jewish celebrations. I have attended the synagogue multiple times to celebrate a bar mitzvah or funeral. However, there is unforgiving danger in simply attending the synagogue in this modern age.

With the current administration it’s a frightening time to have religious values such as Judaism and Islam. This sort of intolerance is ridiculous, the United States functions as a rich, diverse melting pot and working collaboratively is what brings new ideas and solutions to today’s modern problems. However, living in this world requires tolerance of other ideas and cultures.

Though tolerance is necessary it seems to be lacking, especially within the last few years.

Nazism is resurfacing much to my dismay and I cannot understand why people are letting this minority gain favor and popularity. The internet is a platform that Nazis use to prey on young men and women in this day and age.

It is difficult to know the correct course of action against Nazis and other Anti-Semitist groups and organizations.

The Constitution allows for Freedom of Speech, and as a journalist I understand the importance of these liberties. However, many key issues in this modern world stem from the lack of accurate factual information. This information is spread through social media and perpetuated by the current administration, buried under a barrage of loud tweets, the news that is distributed  may be factually false, perpetuating racism, bigotry and antisemitism.

With social media and the current administration’s stand against the press, key voters are unsure of what is real, and this allows for simple recurring themes to pop up throughout social media, the scapegoat. Somehow one of the recurring scapegoats seem to be Jewish people. Throughout history, this story has repeated itself countless times, and I’ve got to say I am sick of it. I am just sick of all the hate perpetuated by a public that is largely misinformed.

One thing that may help is by regulating many social media outlets into spreading factual information, Zuckerberg has already sat in Congress addressing concerns about false political advertising and it is clearly an issue that needs to be carefully debated and explored. No one comes into the world with intolerance. The information that the American Public digests has a direct correlation to their stances on key issues. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research, media has an affect on voting. Let’s make sure this information is accurate.