“Antisemitism from the left is hard for young people to see, because young people a lot of time align with the left,” a Jewish woman who recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania told me. - Being progressive is cool until you find yourself at the sharp end of the knife of intersectionality. I recognize there are bigots on both ends of the right and left. I grew up in a Christian home where Israel and the Jewish faith were respected and admired for their devotion and authenticity.