Jewish Mumsnetter Section

Other posters are indicting if they want one as. Jewish person, or support as not. I’d imagine that helps statistically too :)

@BlurredEdges On that basis are you for or against a section for Jewish posters? Or not taking a stand either way? I ask because the OP needs the figures - statistically :)

@BCCoach On that basis are you for or against a section for Jewish posters? Or not taking a stand either way? I ask because the OP needs the figures - statistically :)

The 'threads I'm on', apart from this one, which is a haven, are an absolute bonfire of lies, insults, conspiracy theories, and outright racism. Don't understand why MN just lets them run and run.

Meanwhile they deleted the thread supposedly started by someone concerned about her Jewish friend wanting to support Israel.

While the op of the thread may have been not above board, it was actually a really valuable collection of the experiences, trauma and fears of Jewish people in the UK. So of course it's been zapped...

IDK but maybe 3 months of posting would be better - as was the case originally with the Sex board at least whilst it is so febrile?

Too many foxes already in the hen-house who have joined recently?

@BCCoach I'm not black and I've never posted on the board. I have read threads on there with despair though.

Yes I have seen that happens from reading your board. Hope you don't mind that I read your board but like a possible Jewish one it can be good to hear what issues different communities face. I have learnt a lot from your boards and have a better understanding because of it. That is one thing I hope can happen with a Jewish board. People that are not Jewish may read it and find out more about being Jewish in the UK, the problems faced and just general Jewish life. Most people only seem to know holocaust and what they learn from netflix.

Your board has always been very good in the past about the odd question if I asked nicely too. This could help posters that have a genuine question about Jewish life.

Thanks for that info, I didn't know that !

I doubt it will be any help. Threads on Black Mumsnetters are constantly hijacked by racists.

Not Jewish but in full support of this...as with many other posters, I have been disgusted with some of the rhetoric on these boards over the last few days.

Atheist here but I strongly support this important that everyone has a place to feel safe and talk

Just to reiterate my support for this (as a non-Jew). I hope you don’t mind me adding the following,

I have been appalled by the blatant (and underlying) antisemitism in clear view both on MN, wider social media and wider society. I am so desperately sorry for the continuation of this pattern that has been going on for hundreds, thousands of years.

But I also want to express my admiration for the Jewish people who time and time again have withstood the exiles and most awful persecution.

There are many of us who stand with you, please know that. I wish I knew how to give further support. I’m horrified at how little the world has learned from history. This is devastating for the whole of humanity.

There has been antisemitism on threads - racism and hate speech.
It’s nasty and traumatising / re-traumatising.

I support what you need to do to safeguard yourself on this forum.

it”s exhausting.

Although some McDonald's are non kosher, because it's a secular country.

In Israel it has gone kosher. Just like it is halal in Muslim countries. They don't want to miss out on customers or maximum profits do they.

Also not Jewish but support this - I've been shocked by some of the posts I've seen over this past week.

@Asthebellcurves, one of the places I'm concerned about the Jewish community is in Belfast in Northern Ireland.

At its peak, we had 1,500 Jewish people, but today just 340 with a synagogue down a little side street.

Anti-semitism is, sadly, common from Irish Republicans who can easily drown their voices out. Sure, there are Unionists and Loyalists who are pro-Israel, but in my view most of them don't have enough knowledge to help them.

Northern Ireland is, of course, the birth place of Chaim Herzog, father of Issac Herzog current President of the State of Israel.

So, I think @BeckyAMumsnet should be able to give posters here a timely update on the progress of Mumsnet Team regarding their discussions of a Jewish Community section.

Not Jewish but absolutely appalled by the behaviour on mumsnet and not enough done by the mods.

Very sorry to anyone facing hatred in 2023!

Maybe parts of usa. I have family in NY and things seem to be better there.

Yes please. I have seen some disingenuous posts on MN this past week encouraging antisemitism (and Islamophobia too) not genuine debate. I also have relatives who are now afraid to go into London which they used to do regularly.

I’m scared. Both me and my dds are very fair skinned and don’t look obviously jewish. But lots of wider family are religious Jews so very visible. It’s also so awful to try to explain this to (primary age) dds. To tell them people might attack us just for being jewish, they don’t even really understand it. Dd2 told me not to be silly- it’s five hours on the plane to israel. But the hate on the streets and online is palpable.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm worried about the future for Jews in this country, especially visible orthodox Jews or those living in large Jewish communities

You aren’t the only one for sure. I live in a Jewish community and for the first time I feel we are incredibly unsafe. The synagogues, schools, cemetary, have security outside, but there’s no sign of extra police presence on the streets. I feel a gnawing sense of anxiety, and I’m not an anxious person normally. My neighbours feel the same. I feel there’s nowhere safe to go. Definitely not Israel, not the Eastern European country I could apply for restorative citizenship for, as the antisemitism there has increased and not in the UK.

100% add my support for this - I’ve been appalled by the vile antisemitism I’ve seen on MN this past week, just atrocious.

Also not Jewish myself, but 100% support a Jewish topic.

It’s awful to read about the lack of moderation of antisemitism, although not surprising after some of the threads I have seen recently.

Yes, I’d welcome this space.