OMF. Weeerll. The Century 22 on 68th or so was an abomination because previously it had been the best Food Emporium. I refused to go. The downtown Century 22 was battle. I tried to return some bras there. Epic levels of interrogation from the staff. Also I have not heard so much Yiddish except at my grandmother's,.
As foe Hen. Really interesting. I have heard a lot of anti Zionist Jews talk about the mistreatment of Mizriahi Jews as further proof that Zionism is racism .
When my mom and her family arrived to Israel they were put in asbestos housing, along with educated Jews from Iraq, Egypt, and Morocco. Also Jews from Western Europe and the US. But uneducated Jews from Eastern Europe and the Middle East, they were put in tents. My mom's family were not in that position because my grandfather was an engineer.
And yeah. About the American Jewish view of what Jews look like. My mom grew up in Ramat Gan, so I heard Arabic accented Hebrew on the street when we visited, and Polish scented Hebrew at my grandmother's, i didn't know that Jews were supposed to only be Ashkenazi. I only learned that when I started schoolm
Also. My mom's best friend from the army, her grandparents were all from Russia but they all emigrated to Egypt. So her parents' native languages were Yiddish and Arabic. My mom's best friend grew up speaking French, Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic.
Have now read both "Spies of No Country" and "Israel: A Concise History." Both excellent. this gentile learned a lot. Thank you.
OMF. Weeerll. The Century 22 on 68th or so was an abomination because previously it had been the best Food Emporium. I refused to go. The downtown Century 22 was battle. I tried to return some bras there. Epic levels of interrogation from the staff. Also I have not heard so much Yiddish except at my grandmother's,.
As foe Hen. Really interesting. I have heard a lot of anti Zionist Jews talk about the mistreatment of Mizriahi Jews as further proof that Zionism is racism .
When my mom and her family arrived to Israel they were put in asbestos housing, along with educated Jews from Iraq, Egypt, and Morocco. Also Jews from Western Europe and the US. But uneducated Jews from Eastern Europe and the Middle East, they were put in tents. My mom's family were not in that position because my grandfather was an engineer.
And yeah. About the American Jewish view of what Jews look like. My mom grew up in Ramat Gan, so I heard Arabic accented Hebrew on the street when we visited, and Polish scented Hebrew at my grandmother's, i didn't know that Jews were supposed to only be Ashkenazi. I only learned that when I started schoolm
Also. My mom's best friend from the army, her grandparents were all from Russia but they all emigrated to Egypt. So her parents' native languages were Yiddish and Arabic. My mom's best friend grew up speaking French, Yiddish, Hebrew and Arabic.
Thank you so much for this! I loved this episode :)
Could’ve listened to you two talk to Hen for another hour and Chayaleah reminded me of this article I read about a Jewish family owned fabric store on the Lower East Side https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/t-magazine/mendel-goldberg-fabrics-bridgerton.html
I don’t think I’m buying the Lizzo allegations. I’ve seen people play too many games. It’s just bananas.
Bananas 😉 😉