The Jews cling to their identity in spite of the terrible things that have been done to them. They have been herded into ghettos, exiled, and slaughtered. Somehow they have survived. Many of them have come to the US which is a relatively safe haven for them.
The American Jew has been subjected to some hardships. There has been a pervasive , covert anti Jewish feeling shared by many. In my younger days the stereotypical Jew was pictured as a loud, pushy, obnoxious New Yorker. Clubs, corporations and universities excluded them. In spite of this they prospered. They avidly pursued education. Although they make up less than 3% of the population, their contributions to medicine, science, music, the arts, literature,and more are outstanding. They are powerful politically all out of proportion to their tiny numbers.
50+ years ago the Balfore declaration allowed the establishment of the State of Israel. Now, about 6 million of them are showing what remarkable people they are. From their tiny strip of desert they have created a powerful industrialized island. They are surrounded by ignorant, poverty stricken Arabs and Muslims whose envy and hatred knows no bounds. Only the US can prevent the overrunning of Israel and the current US administration does not show the support that heretofore they have previously enjoyed.
Today the anti Jewish feeling is fast disappearing. My personal feeling is one of great admiration. I love Israel.
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I do believe we still give Israel a vast amount of money (as we do the Palestinians).
Love that you are posting so much!
Such a shame that after we put all our eggs in the Israel basket - vast oil reserves kept being discovered in all those backward countries surrounding Israel.
Talk about a conflict of interest :-)
I have known and befriended many Jewish people in my life. I find them highly intelligent, ambitious, talented, and interesting. They also give back to the community and volunteer a great deal. I admire them as a people and I often envy the sense of community they have with each other.
I might have married a Jewish man - but that was not possible because his particular parents did not approve of his even going out with a Gentile. So... that's the downside. Jews would be accepted more if they were more open to marriage with non-Jews.
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