Summary of Jonathan Greenblatt's It Could Happen Here

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Book Preview: #1 I imagined a nightmare scenario where early one morning, my phone would buzz me awake and I would fumble for it in the dark. A staffer on the other end would inform me that there had been a horrible massacre at a Jewish site somewhere in Europe.

#2 The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. It was a devastating reminder of the Jewish people’s inherent vulnerability.

#3 As I stood in front of the Tree of Life synagogue, I thought about the European Jewish community, which was experiencing the same kind of hate that America’s Jews were. Would we have to fortify our schools, markets, and places of worship.

#4 The attack in Pittsburgh demonstrated that Jewish sites could be attacked in America, something that seemed inconceivable just a few years prior. If Jews weren’t safe, then no marginalized or hated group would be safe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Mar 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669355236

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#1

I imagined a nightmare scenario where early one morning, my phone would buzz me awake and I would fumble for it in the dark. A staffer on the other end would inform me that there had been a horrible massacre at a Jewish site somewhere in Europe.

#2

The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh was the deadliest antisemitic attack in American history. It was a devastating reminder of the Jewish people’s inherent vulnerability.

#3

As I stood in front of the Tree of Life synagogue, I thought about the European Jewish community, which was experiencing the same kind of hate that America’s Jews were. Would we have to fortify our schools, markets, and places of worship.

#4

The attack in Pittsburgh demonstrated that Jewish sites could be attacked in America, something that seemed inconceivable just a few years prior. If Jews weren’t safe, then no marginalized or hated group would be safe.

#5

There have been numerous extremist attacks across America targeting not just Jews, but other minorities as well.

#6

The spread of hate is evident not only in the FBI’s hate-crime data, but in the broader profusion of extremist activity across society. Groups like the Proud Boys and QAnon are openly organizing and spreading hateful ideology.

#7

There is a rise of hateful forces on the extreme end of the political left, and they often seem to cohere around an irrational and obsessive intolerance toward Israel