One Jew to Another Jew (and Others)
Writing from a fellow Jew – with my responses – mine italicized Shared from my cousin’s post. This Is exactly correct when It comes to Jews and Israel. “You Say We Run the Banks — A Modern Jewish Response” Adapted by Jeff Kaminsky from the original work by Joshua Hoffman. ——————————————— You say we run the banks. You say we control Hollywood. You say we dominate the media. You say we have too much influence, too much power, too much pride. But you never ask how or why. So let me tell you. We were banned from owning land, so we learned to live by our minds. We were blocked from trade guilds and professions, so we became merchants, scholars, doctors, and lawyers. Our commitment to education didn’t come from privilege — it came from necessity. From exclusion. From survival. - Ob viously: “ run the banks”, “control Hollywood”, “dominate the media” – are directly Anti-Semitic. When we were barred from universities, we built our own yeshivot. The Torah became ...