Growing up in a Jewish family, I knew all too well that many people harbored HATRED in their hearts for my people.

I remember my dad telling me that we were the world’s Scapegoat.  I asked him why.  He said that we were hated on the earth for so many centuries, but he didn’t know how to explain it.

It became something that I just accepted, but it made me sad and worried that one day people would attempt to harm my family.  I was a tomboy, and played QB on an all boys football team in our neighborhood. No one could through a spiral pass like me.

So the boys fought over who would have me on their team. In the midst of these boys were some who showed blatant hatred for Jews. I was called dirty Jew – Kike-  Christ killer, and the list went on and on.