thanks for sharing this story. i know so many people, mostly who were born in the first half of the 20th century, who didn't know they were jewish until they were adults. that practice reveals so much about racial and religious identity and what it means to people. i remember as a kid being totally flummoxed as to why someone would hide …
thanks for sharing this story. i know so many people, mostly who were born in the first half of the 20th century, who didn't know they were jewish until they were adults. that practice reveals so much about racial and religious identity and what it means to people. i remember as a kid being totally flummoxed as to why someone would hide their judaism. but then i grew up and understood the nuance a bit more.
Well put. I'm not sure my dad would have chosen to hide it from us, but we grew up in a small town in Montana and my mom was definitely worried. (I was born in 1976.)
thanks for sharing this story. i know so many people, mostly who were born in the first half of the 20th century, who didn't know they were jewish until they were adults. that practice reveals so much about racial and religious identity and what it means to people. i remember as a kid being totally flummoxed as to why someone would hide their judaism. but then i grew up and understood the nuance a bit more.
Well put. I'm not sure my dad would have chosen to hide it from us, but we grew up in a small town in Montana and my mom was definitely worried. (I was born in 1976.)