It doesn't take a genius to look around and know that being Jewish in America doesn't exactly come with perks. I'm an American, male, Jewish believer in Jesus of Nazareth. That puts me on more than a few of the world's most hated lists. It was enough to make me want to scratch off the rest of that star and just blend in.

It wasn't that long ago that Jews in Europe thought the same thing, who found themselves wearing a yellow Star of David, branded with a tattoo, both of which could not be removed. You would've thought that hatred was satiated 80 years ago, but in fact, the hunger is back.

Chaim Topol, the beloved actor who played Tevye in the 1971 movie Fiddler on the Roof, has passed away at 87 years old. Tevye shined a light on the struggles of Jewish immigrants in Europe leading up to World War I and served as a reminder of our family stories that would have otherwise been forgotten.