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  • My son's Orthodox Jewish school is 85 percent Muslim

    Karen E. H. Skinazi|Nov 22, 2019

    BIRMINGHAM, England (JTA)—My heart jumped when I saw the phone number of my oldest son’s school on the screen. “Hello?” “Is this Dr. Skinazi?” “Yes.” “Don’t worry, Lucas is fine. Only—I just wanted to let you know that there was a little anti-Semitic incident at school today.” Breathe in, breathe out. “What happened this time?” I asked. The last time there had been a “little anti-Semitic incident” was when Lucas mentioned being Jewish in a religious education class during the first year of secondary school, and one of his classmates teased, ...