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The speaker recounts harrowing experiences from his childhood in Lebanon that shaped his understanding of anti-Semitism. Growing up as part of a dwindling Jewish community, he faced rampant Jew hatred, exemplified by chants of death to Jews during public demonstrations. This pervasive hostility culminated in a Civil War environment where Jewish families lived in constant fear, with actual violence occurring against them, creating a dire need to escape. Those early experiences instilled a deep awareness of the dangers faced by minority groups in oppressive societies.