David,
As a Jew, this is very flattering and humbling. But I see it as a suicide mission, like trying to cool-off a boiling tub of water by jumping into it. I say this as someone who moved to Israel alone over four decades ago, leaving an entire family behind. The Jews of America gave it their "best shot" and now Antisemites are "shooti…
As a Jew, this is very flattering and humbling. But I see it as a suicide mission, like trying to cool-off a boiling tub of water by jumping into it. I say this as someone who moved to Israel alone over four decades ago, leaving an entire family behind. The Jews of America gave it their "best shot" and now Antisemites are "shooting back," with live ammo. This is a repeat of the German Jewish experiment of the 1920's and '30s. Then there was no precedent.
I think the American Jews who you see as a catalyst for good, are either in denial or have morphed into something very un-Jewish. Those who are cognizant of what it is to be a Jew and the Jewish role in humanity have moved or are planning their move to Israel.
I am as sad as you are; outside of the family I created with my wife here in Israel, all my pre-aliyah family is in the States and don't recognize the pending abyss.
David,
As a Jew, this is very flattering and humbling. But I see it as a suicide mission, like trying to cool-off a boiling tub of water by jumping into it. I say this as someone who moved to Israel alone over four decades ago, leaving an entire family behind. The Jews of America gave it their "best shot" and now Antisemites are "shooting back," with live ammo. This is a repeat of the German Jewish experiment of the 1920's and '30s. Then there was no precedent.
I think the American Jews who you see as a catalyst for good, are either in denial or have morphed into something very un-Jewish. Those who are cognizant of what it is to be a Jew and the Jewish role in humanity have moved or are planning their move to Israel.
I am as sad as you are; outside of the family I created with my wife here in Israel, all my pre-aliyah family is in the States and don't recognize the pending abyss.
Glenn Perlman