Being singled out for hatred because you’re a Jew is the eternal trauma of the Jewish people. All Jewish calamities, from the pogroms to the Inquisition to the Holocaust to today’s alarming rise of antisemitism, trace back to that one idea: All I need to know to hate you is that you’re Jewish.
The miracle of the Jewish story is our ability to prevail despite this chronic handicap.
America interrupted this handicap. Because it was founded on ideas and ideals, it brought out our very best. Suddenly, even our biblical roots, the source of so much animosity, became an essential asset.
Read Full Article »