A lot of people are making fun of Rudy, but is he really wrong?

The fact is that Torah is very clear: if Jews do not observe Torah, one of the punishments involved includes more oppression from the nations around us.

In fact, if you look at Jewish History, the worst explosions

of antisemitism all happened in the countries where we were the most assimilated.

It’s not to say that the observant community is blameless, because whenever a Jew with a beard and a hat doesn’t live up to what the Torah asks of him, it’s even worse as far as consequence goes.

shevereshtus Yemeni Jews faced consistent antisemitism for centuries, with the worst event arguably being the Mawza Exile, and they were the furthest thing from being assimilated.