I am part Jewish...
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:35 pm
So almost two decades after reading Mein Kempf, and actual understanding and appreciating the author's insight into the dynamics of what was going on politically in Europe at the time he wrote it - although not being a big fan of the Holocaust overall, I am able to appreciate the plight of my nordic brothers in the aftermath of the Treaty of Versailles and WWI and think Germany had not choice but to strike back when they did.
Anyway, I have also over the years through my research into free market theory, come to really love the works of many ****: Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Ayn Rand, etc. etc.
I have light hair and blue eyes and figured that my nordic heritage rocked and really embraced it in many ways.
Thats until my 90 year old grandmother who is on her deathbed right now unleashed the most horrifying news to date (this is like the fifth time she has been on her death bed in the last few years but some how she makes it). She confessed that prior to her being born here in 1918, her parents immigrated and came through Ellis Island on the east coast - from Germany. Jewish people were already not being treated well at that point in time and her dad who was actually Jewish, changed his last name upon entering the country with his wife who thankfully was not Jewish. So, anyway the mathmatical break down is that it makes my grandmother 1/2 Jewish, then my mother 1/4 Jewish and then I am 1/8 Jewy ***, which is really mind blowing. Fortunately, my grandmother married a guy with German lineage (some Austrian too) and then on my dad's side of the family everyone is Irish.
But being 1/8th *** at this point and finding out now is really weird, considering I have made a career out of making fun of them etc.
It's just really sick that she had to tell me know. I caught myself picking up a penny outside of Safeway today when I was leaving, I actually went online and checked the balances on some of my stock and mutual fund accounts, and was trying to negotiate a bettter price on some work at my house, when normally I just have it done. I mean I feel like my Jewyness is starting to take over and it's having an impact on my life. I went to Catholic school back in NY for 10 years and was baptized in a Catholic church - I'm just hoping that cancels out any Jewness that might be trying to surface after all this time. This is all really a lot to handle right now and I can't even find an online support group for it. I mean what would it be called: Finding out your part *** discussion forum or Help!, I'm part *** online chat.
Anyway, I'm going to the library to get a book on Hannakuh to see if I have time to learn enough about it to celebrate this year.
later,
Ophidian
Anyway, I have also over the years through my research into free market theory, come to really love the works of many ****: Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Ayn Rand, etc. etc.
I have light hair and blue eyes and figured that my nordic heritage rocked and really embraced it in many ways.
Thats until my 90 year old grandmother who is on her deathbed right now unleashed the most horrifying news to date (this is like the fifth time she has been on her death bed in the last few years but some how she makes it). She confessed that prior to her being born here in 1918, her parents immigrated and came through Ellis Island on the east coast - from Germany. Jewish people were already not being treated well at that point in time and her dad who was actually Jewish, changed his last name upon entering the country with his wife who thankfully was not Jewish. So, anyway the mathmatical break down is that it makes my grandmother 1/2 Jewish, then my mother 1/4 Jewish and then I am 1/8 Jewy ***, which is really mind blowing. Fortunately, my grandmother married a guy with German lineage (some Austrian too) and then on my dad's side of the family everyone is Irish.
But being 1/8th *** at this point and finding out now is really weird, considering I have made a career out of making fun of them etc.
It's just really sick that she had to tell me know. I caught myself picking up a penny outside of Safeway today when I was leaving, I actually went online and checked the balances on some of my stock and mutual fund accounts, and was trying to negotiate a bettter price on some work at my house, when normally I just have it done. I mean I feel like my Jewyness is starting to take over and it's having an impact on my life. I went to Catholic school back in NY for 10 years and was baptized in a Catholic church - I'm just hoping that cancels out any Jewness that might be trying to surface after all this time. This is all really a lot to handle right now and I can't even find an online support group for it. I mean what would it be called: Finding out your part *** discussion forum or Help!, I'm part *** online chat.
Anyway, I'm going to the library to get a book on Hannakuh to see if I have time to learn enough about it to celebrate this year.
later,
Ophidian
