Unhappy Jews

We hear a little about people who are unhappy about being black and people who were unhappy with a number of other identity issues: gender and ethnicity.

Of course if you are black or a woman, you can change that by becoming a Republican.  If you are a Jew you can usually change that by changing your name.  My uncle Fred, who was a self hating Jew, changed his name from Herz to Hart.  ( He spent his entire adult life in psychotherapy.)

Many Jews deal with their unhappiness and self-hatred about their Jewishness ( about 20% of American Jews, nearly all of whom are in the Reform category) by publicly attacking Israel or simply dismissing Israel as unimportant or a mistake.  ( They are implicitly suggesting that the 6 million Jews in Israel would be better off dead.) This self-hatred attracts attention ( think George Soros) because no other group has a similar response to their fellow compatriots.  American blacks don’t dislike or attack Africans, nor do Chinese, Gypsies or transgender people.

Self hating Jews are of great public interest because they are such a unique and bizarre group. They could hide their Jewishness in most cases, but they choose to assimilate by joining the people who want Jews eliminated.  

That is interesting.   That is interesting especially to journalism.  Remember, self hating Jews have no more authority or expertise on Israel than actors and actresses have on general politics and world affairs.