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Xenjael t1_j30k3gi wrote

Reply to comment by atlantis_airlines in A family finds swastikas in the lawn as antisemitism surges by Shaul_Ishtov

It's why most of us with fam that survived the holocaust are taught to have back up plans, and to be aware our neighbors and friends can always turn on us in an instant.

I'm in Israel now. The peace of mind is great.

Cause truth is Americans are the same. When I worked at Panera I was pushed in an oven by one of the bakers as a 'joke' and their management then fired me.

Total shitshow back in the states.

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WildYams t1_j30srqi wrote

There was a fantastic documentary released by Ken Burns a few months ago that everyone should watch called The US and the Holocaust which very much gives context to how Americans were reacting to what was happening to the Jews in Nazi Germany and how reluctant (or even loathe) most Americans were to help or even listen to what was going on. It also talks a lot about the large amount of Nazi sympathy in America at the time.

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CedarWolf t1_j30sne1 wrote

> have back up plans

I've always been fascinated by the ways people hid and modified their homes to hide stuff, either their families' possessions or their family members themselves.

But considering actually adding such hideaways onto my actual home feels insane. And what am I going to keep in there? Pokemon cards?

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phrostbyt t1_j31nrbn wrote

passport, social security card, birth certificate, handgun, ammo, and a letter from your Rabbi

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doubleshortbreve t1_j32mnhd wrote

Some kind of formal certificate signed by a rabbi showing participation in a lifecycle event is great to have as well. If you are a Jew by choice or have one in your fam, be sure your conversion certificate is signed by at least one rabbi who has had conversions accepted in Israel, although they are finally getting better about this. Also the kids! Bnai Mitzvah certs, brit milah/brit bat certificates, whatever is available to you. Keep in one place that you can stick in a suitcase fast. Hard copies of all of your prescriptions, and backup supply. If you can? Burner phone. - with love to my fam from your internet bubbie

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Tersphinct t1_j32hxhr wrote

I don’t get it. Why were you fired if you were the one who got pushed?

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Xenjael t1_j35voxg wrote

The longer story is I complained. I was then transfered to a nearby location.

A shift manager there ended up being palestinian sympathetic, and would question me about the legitimacy of the holocaust having happened when he found out why I transferred.

Eventually I threw a basket of pagers at him, and that was it. They gave me a hearing, fired me under their no jerks policy, and rest is history.

I did ask my grandfather who survived aushwitz what I should do and he advised to there wasn't a right thing for me to do in response.

I suppose I could have sued, looking back.

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