David Duff – Yep, we’re the chosen ones, alright. We can’t help it.

Lisamaree – Yes, and if you know your Lenny Bruce, we are also known for being ‘charming.’

ALi – No apologizes – that’s a great story. xoxo

Whenever my family moved to a new spot in the world (which was every 2-3 years) – and I didn’t quite understand this at the time – but we would always be introduced to its Jewish community by the company my dad worked for. Because of this, our first friends in every new community we joined were ALWAYS Jewish. I like to tell people that I’ve had the Jewish bakery tour of Asia!

With benefits came “pitfalls”.

I was frequently teased (especially in middle school in Shanghai) for “being” / “passing as” Jewish. I remember it used to be something I HATED until I decided it was something I LOVED. Either way, I feel comradery which may be considered be RACIST by some humans (?) – I am not sure. but I am proud of my adoptive heritage.

=the ultimate guilty party for “appropriation” no matter how you slice it.

I LOVE Jewishness and wouldn’t be the person I am today without the various Jewish communities that took my family in and ALWAYS invited us to their homes during the holidays after discovering we were not Jewish.

– on a side note – Shanghai AND Costa Rica have very old and distinguished Jewish communities! Shanghai’s community was founded just before WW2 (predictably) but Costa Rica’s community was established about the time of the inquisition! It has a very fascinating history.

Apologies for this rant!

xoxox

Alas, the Jews will always be unpopular simply because, averaged across the whole, they’re more intelligent than the rest of us.