After losing so many of

my people

and

my family in the Holocaust

Because in every generation of the Jewish people we have had to move countries because of anti-Semitism

It is all around us, even today

Even outside my home a few weeks ago

My kids go to a Jewish Day School where before the get on their school buses, the buses are checked for bombs

My kids go through drills at school in the event of a suicide bomber attack

My kids have giant walls and security gates around their school to protect them from an attack.

My kids have to be trained what to do in the event of a terrorist attack.

My kids are guarded by security guards every day

When we go to the synagogue we have to go through metal detectors

When we go to a communal function we have to go through metal detectors

Our bags are checked

But thank G-d that today we have Israel