The last time I sat for a written test was 16 years ago, so I took my time answering the question put to British high-school students in a national exam last month: "Explain, briefly, why some people are prejudiced against Jews." This question, which appeared in a religious studies examination taken by about 1,000 students, many of them at Jewish schools, has since been the subject of a mini-storm.
- By Dan
- 14 Nov 2012
- 11:06PM
I have asked this question for many years and I still do not have an answer. I just finished reading "War and Remembrance" and the horrible treatment of Jews by the Nazis brought the subject to mind again. (Yes, I know it's fiction but what was depicted as being done to the Jews was accurate). Prejudice against any group should be totally unacceptable to all of us. I grew up in Oakland, CA which is a very multi ethnic city. My friends were many different races. You could see that African and Asian Americans look somewhat different from Whites (so what) but folks that are Jewish look the same as whites. I don't know how bigots can evev identify who is Jewish much less be prejudice against them. This is still a mystery to me and I guess it just shows that there are still many ignorant folks out there.
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