Meryl grew up in a Jewish family where she was constantly bullied
She was violated by a religious member of the community when she was eight
Meryl vowed to never associate herself with the Jewish community ever again
However, she returned to Judaism when her mother died and she fell in love with the religion again
He lives in California and works as a volunteer for Jewish rights in Iran
13 Jewish people were arrested in Iran for spying for Israel and he helped advocate for their release
Goal is to publicize the human rights violations the Iranian regime imposes on minority religions in Iran such as Judaism
Helped out other religions and advocating on their behalf although he is Jewish himself
Video on Jewish persecution
Discussion questions:
How do you think Jewish people view themselves?
Are Jews treated as equally as other people of different religions?
What do you think it means to be Jewish?