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[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

How many generations of observing Jewish religious practices does it take before one can claim that identity? Do the children of a Jewish person and a non-Jew only get to have a spare bedroom? What about someone with Jewish grandparents? Is a convert who follows religious doctrine strictly less worthy of a free house than my Jewish friend in high school who loved bacon cheeseburgers?

What I'm getting at is this sort of thing is exactly the problem: Thinking of Jewish people as "other" and "separate" is a precondition to discrimination. Acknowledging that they live everywhere and are part of the religious tapestry of a multi-ethnic nation is better and safer.

tl;dr - Adam Sandler's Hannukah Song has a powerful antisemitic message.

[-] nichtsowichtig@feddit.de 1 points 6 months ago

Thinking of Jewish people as "other" and "separate" is a precondition to discrimination.

Jewish identity has been formed because of the discimitation and segregation they have been subjected to. Their aspirations to have their own safe environment is a reaction to that. Antisemitism predates Zionism.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Yes, clearly, antisemitism predated Zionism. But the "othering" of Jews is a precondition for antisemitism.

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