Diaspora Jews keep making the same mistake
Herzl would recognise all too well the tragic fantasy of assimilation
A perverse feature of the Jewish people is that they make one particular mistake over and over again. They are persecuted; they frantically try to assimilate into their host community in the belief that this will avert future persecution; they are persecuted again; they frantically assimilate again.
This week saw the publication of the…
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