The racism disease has been living within us from time immemorial. Its roots may be found as early as the days of Torah, when the Creator of the universe defined us as the "chosen people," and we were foolish enough not to interpret the definition as a mission but rather as a fact. Already then we saw ourselves as superior and put on airs, and therefore the Torah preached that we should love those who are foreigners.
But what is the power of words in the face of unfounded hatred? The long years of exile made our forefathers withdraw into themselves like a persecuted minority educated to hate the gentile threatening to kill them, and among Holocaust refugees there were those who acted as though they were better than their brothers who emigrated from oriental countries.
Today we would like to believe that the "ethnic demon" is long gone from the world. Many of our children (including my own) were born into mixed marriages of Ashkenazim and Sephardim, and get angry when their Polish grandmother inquires about their potential bride's last name. But the young generation's protest does not abolish the ancient gene still engraved in our soul. Our racism is self-controlled and polite, and only slips of the tongue like "he's actually educated and nice" point to what really hides behind the restrained politically correct approach. Full story...
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But what is the power of words in the face of unfounded hatred? The long years of exile made our forefathers withdraw into themselves like a persecuted minority educated to hate the gentile threatening to kill them, and among Holocaust refugees there were those who acted as though they were better than their brothers who emigrated from oriental countries.
Today we would like to believe that the "ethnic demon" is long gone from the world. Many of our children (including my own) were born into mixed marriages of Ashkenazim and Sephardim, and get angry when their Polish grandmother inquires about their potential bride's last name. But the young generation's protest does not abolish the ancient gene still engraved in our soul. Our racism is self-controlled and polite, and only slips of the tongue like "he's actually educated and nice" point to what really hides behind the restrained politically correct approach. Full story...
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