To ask you to help with a cover story for my Jewish child

Why do you never tell the people posting to me to stick to the topic?

Why do you only have a go at me when I respond to people posting to me?

They may do if they've been brought up in a household where anti-Semitic views are casually expressed. And believe me, this happens, particularly with people who were raised educated in countries in the ME where Israel is not recognised as a nation (eg Saudi Arabia) or where the government's stated policy is to wipe the nation of Israel off the face of the earth (eg Iraq and Iraq's proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah).

If children have been raised in an Islamicist fundamentalist household, they may have been exposed to, and be repeating standard anti-Semitic jibes.

Can you stick to what the op is asking? This is about her dc

I wouldn't think anything of the other names, they just sound like foreign names.

Stein makes me think Jock Stein Scotland manager. (Showing my age there)
AnythingMan - sounds English to me

Maybe I'm just showing my ignorance.

@Aislyn my grandparents were: Polish/Russian/German (Jewish), Russian (Orthodox) English/Irish (RC).

I've always said I'm European and I'm 65. My father just said he was from Germany, because he was.

Interestingly I married a man with a name similar to Cholomondly. Frequently, white British women comment "ooh that's a funny name, where's that from, is it Irish?". My maiden name (v Jewish) wasn't commented about nearly so much.

Are you for real? Get lost.

So do Muslims keep to themselves or do they harass other people about their origins?

I really doubt droves of Muslims are asking about your Indian heritage, it’s not that interesting.

Most people are interested in their own heritage, not randoms.

You don’t think Reform having a leader who abused Jewish classmates at school suggests there’s at least some antisemitism from that direction?

depending on their age, I think that’s more of a giveaway.

especially something like Shapiro / Cohen (or anything ending in “stein” and or “man”).

No, I don’t want to derail but I’m also not going to leave people a clear field for Islamophobia to run unchecked.

The poster you aligned yourself with does support Farage and Reform, which I found strange, given Farage’s views on Jewish people.

Do you really think kids would know a Jewish surname from any other Eastern European surname?

Also just to add - I'm so sorry you're even having to ask this question.

Will your surname not expose them also?

If not - could she say she's Greek?

I think some of the posts, including the deleted one, are proving your point.

I'm Indian too, and it's also never White people asking. It's always Asians of every type. I don't know whether Black people get asked too, but Asians almost always ask it of other Asians.

Yes exactly. My husband is Indian and when he’s asked where he is from (meaning what is his ethnicity/heritage, not where he grew up), it’s never white British people asking.

Mexico? The appearance you describe I would say isn't uncommon there. The islands around America are quite curly haired and olive skinned aren't they?

I am surprised its such a big issue but I've realised I dont really understand the extent of racism. I wouldn't even know which countries you'd associate with Jews tbh

I had no idea this was a thing. I do know as an Irish Catholic in Scotland with kids at a non denominational school that seems to come with an assumption I'm northern Irish protestant and lead to some people disclosing some views that raise my eyebrows.

I wouldn't have a child make things up, I'd change schools or move first but I suppose that's letting the bullies win. My kids are younger. I hope it gets better, thanks for educatig me

The BBC and Guardian skew left and are free so have a wider audience

You seemed to be doubting the OP's actual experience. You've clarified now that you did not mean that - so I withdraw my comment to you.

I do not doubt your (or your kids) experience at all. Bigotry, racism, and xenophobia disgust me.
When I said people are ridiculous for assuming you can’t be British due to how you look, I meant those people are ridiculous. I did not mean to imply this did not happen.
I am sorry you are experiencing such abhorrent behaviour, from individuals and from the school.

Wait. It’s anti-Semitic to believe that it is ‘ridiculous for someone to assume or
comment that you cannot be from London because you don’t look British’?

I’ve heard it all now.

I just say Middle Eastern