I've had to put up with some subtle and not so subtle Jew-bashing.

One of the most interesting situations came when I was teaching in a small predominately minority school in a predominately minority part of Boston. I was the only white male teacher and I happen to also be a Jew.

Boston is a city with a history of racial tension. To make a long story short, the powers that controlled the city at one time created a situation that encouraged minorities to move into the Jewish sections of town. "White flight" occurred, and in these neighborhoods, Jews were known more as landlord and business owners. Add to the mix a large Mosque related to Farakan's Nation of Islam.

I had an African-American collegue who I considered (and still consider) a friend say some completely ignorant things about "The Jews" and then get very upset when I told her that much of what she was staying were out and out lies, very old in nature, which continue to be spread by people like Farahkan. Well, it got ugly. Another person (also black) jumped in against me. Thankfully, one enlightened person (also black) jumped in on my side.

There were some sore feelings for a few days, but after we talked more later with cooler heads, we both really learned something - they learned about how Jews and Blacks have been pitted against each other for years and found out a few things many people of Jewish background have done to help other minorities.

Got a piece of what many black people who are the lone minority in a group go through constantly.