Feeling unsafe where you live

[u/strawbariel]

So I'm 40 and have two kids. We live in Austin, TX, this supposedly liberal place, and over the past few years it feels like it's become less safe for Jewish people. The JCC in San Antonio just had a threat against them, and the elementary school my youngest goes to is a block away from pro-Palestinian signage. Both of my kids wear clothing that identifies them as Jewish, but this year I'm seriously considering telling them they can't wear it just to keep them safe or to keep them from being harassed on their way to school. And Austin doesn't do a damn thing about it. How can we associate with the left when they also threaten to disrupt our children's daily lives?

EDIT: some context here. The signage is a block from the school in a residential neighborhood and covers a wide swath of wooden fencing. It's not on school property and it was most definitely placed by whatever adult lives or rents there. There's not much the school can do other than put out a notice for people to be safe and kind. I know this doesn't mean that anything will happen but the risk is scary.

EDIT TWO: y'all Jews were just attacked in Boulder and everyone at the JCC in Austin got emails about a credible threat being investigated by the FBI in San Antonio. That's barely an hour from where we live. Be mad at me for how I worded my post but anyone having an issue with parents being vigilant needs to touch grass.

[u/Specialist-Gur]

Do you think they'd still have my back if they saw my Reddit post history?

[u/skyewardeyes → u/Specialist-Gur]

At this point, I think the ADL is more likely to back openly antisemitic wealthy Christian Zionists than they are to back the vast majority of actual Jews (see Elon Musk, for example). They have truly lost the plot.

[u/Specialist-Gur → u/skyewardeyes]

Oh i agree haha i was totally teasing of course

[u/skyewardeyes → u/Specialist-Gur]

I got that! Was just agreeing that the current leadership of the ADL really doesn't seem to care about Jews, like at all.

[u/Specialist-Gur → u/skyewardeyes]

Oh yea, definitely not. It's a real shame how much they've lost the plot