Mom sent this; it's a hangover from homeleave. I just can't keep my mouth shut, now can I?
You might be startled by my declaring that I'm an "American Jew", which isn't exactly true...I don't truly qualify as a full-on American, nor do I practice Judaism. But 50 percent of my genes hail from my Dad's Russian Jewish family. Once a Jew, always a Jew. Never mind the strict constructionists' thing about "You're only Jewish if your mother is" -- during WWII that didn't matter. Full Jew, a quarter Jew, a Gentile married to a Jew, whatever: You got sent to the camps if you were the least bit "tainted" by anything Jewish. So if it counted enough for the bad guys, then it counts enough for me.
The statement that we have a "Jewish problem" sent shivers down my spine. We've frequently got an Israel problem, sure. But being anti-Israeli policy doesn't mean being anti-semitic. Let's be mindful to separate the government policy (Israel) from the faith and culture (Judaism).
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