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this is unholyer than now. I'm your host Philip Picardy.

For the past couple of weeks, there's been quite a few news stories that document a disturbing trend in America,

The Rise of Anti-Semitism.

According to the New York Times, there were an estimated 2,107 anti-Semitic

incidents in America in 2019. That's an increase of 12% from the year prior.

The Anti-Defamation League recorded a record number of anti-Semitic incidents across the United States.

According to the ADL, at least one anti-Semitic incident has been reported in the U.S.

for almost every day in July.

And for years, especially since the election of Donald Trump,

prominent Jewish groups have sounded the alarm

about the rise of fascism all over the world,

and with it, the rise of neo-Naziism.

But in recent weeks the coverage of anti-Semitism seemed to revolve around a different topic entirely.

Nick Cannon is now apologizing after receiving criticism for using anti-Semitic language in a recent podcast episode.

Eagles wide receiver Deshaun Jackson has apologized for sharing anti-Semitic posts on his Instagram feed which included a quote

attributed to Adolf Hitler and since deleted post expressing admiration of

black nationalists and nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.

Their comments both have reignited the conversation

not only about anti-Semitism in America,

but anti-Semitism in the black community as well.

Right in the midst of our country's widespread demonstrations led by the movement for black lives,

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