Thank you so much for sharing all of this. Because of my country's history (first with Nazi occupation, then forty years of communist oppression), only an extremely small minority still lives here. I've never met anyone Jewish in person, or if they were, I didn't know, so it means a lot to me to learn something about the culture at least this way. Thank you again.
In regard to your original post, I'm sorry you and your family had to deal with this sort of intolerance, and I'm glad you were able to reconnect with your origins - good for you! It's sad that some of the traditions were lost, but then I imagine there must be something satisfying in rediscovering them and passing them on. They've tried and failed to take away your identity - I guess that's the best victory over bulies, racists and other kind of jerks.
I read you mention some movies/books in the comments below - are there some good ones with Jewish characters that don't deal with Nazism but have the characters doing "normal" stuff, like going to work or awkwardly dealing with first love?
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Date: 2014-06-04 01:59 pm (UTC)In regard to your original post, I'm sorry you and your family had to deal with this sort of intolerance, and I'm glad you were able to reconnect with your origins - good for you! It's sad that some of the traditions were lost, but then I imagine there must be something satisfying in rediscovering them and passing them on. They've tried and failed to take away your identity - I guess that's the best victory over bulies, racists and other kind of jerks.
I read you mention some movies/books in the comments below - are there some good ones with Jewish characters that don't deal with Nazism but have the characters doing "normal" stuff, like going to work or awkwardly dealing with first love?