Joshua Burt | Your TurnWhen hateful graffiti targeting the Jewish community appears on the walls of a Ventura synagogue, it is tempting to dismiss it as the work of a lone bad actor or a random act of mischief. It is neither. What happened here recently is part of a documented, persistent and deeply troubling pattern of hate, and our community deserves to understand it for exactly what it is.I have spent years working to combat antisemitism across Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties. I have spoken with students who are afraid to identify as Jewish in schools,...