Aight, look. One year ago, two young folks, Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Milrim, 26, gettin' they lives together, workin' for the Israeli embassy, right? Boom. Gone. Some sicko pulled up to the Capital Jewish Museum, where they at for a young diplomat thing, and just started sprayin'. They was 'bout to lock it down, too, get engaged and allat.

Now, Yaron's father, Daniel Lischinsky, he ain't havin' it. He sat down with Nick Schifrin to talk 'bout fightin' antisemitism and keepin' his son's name alive. This ain't just 'bout one family's pain, tho. It's 'bout a whole lotta hate that's been buildin' up, and it's gotta be checked.

The Capital Jewish Museum, supposed to be a safe space, a place for the community, turned into a crime scene. That says somethin', don't it?

The streets been whisperin', but nobody wants to say it loud. This wasn't just some random act. This was hate. Plain and simple. And that hate is fueled by folks who don't see us as human, who want to divide us and keep us down.

The ADL been droppin' stats 'bout antisemitism goin' up, and we see it, too. Online, in the streets, everywhere. People spewin' that same old garbage, like we ain't learned nothin' from history. It's tired, man. Real tired.

The government talkin' 'bout unity and all that, but where they at when we need 'em? Where the resources at for the community? Where the real action at to stop this hate before it turns into more violence? It's always the same song and dance.

We gotta protect each other, man. We gotta educate our young ones about the truth, about the history of oppression, and about the power of unity. We gotta stand up for ourselves and for each other, no matter what. This ain't just a Jewish thing, this is a human thing. If they come for one of us, they come for all of us.

Yaron and Sarah didn't die in vain. They memory gotta be a fire under our asses to fight for a better world. A world where hate don't have no place, where everybody can live in peace and with respect.

Daniel Lischinsky doin' what he gotta do to keep his son's name alive. We gotta do our part, too. Speak up, stand up, and never let hate win.

Sources:

* Anti-Defamation League (ADL): [www.adl.org](www.adl.org) * U.S. Department of State: [www.state.gov](www.state.gov) * Capital Jewish Museum: [capitaljewishmuseum.org](capitaljewishmuseum.org)