My mother had a genetic summatio done via ancestry .com.
She found that 1/10 of her genetic material was Ashkenazi Jewish. I have a great grandparent who was a Jew.
Funny thing, I have always been friendly,respectful and humble around orthodox Jewish people.
My mother is now gone, but I feel deeply the antisemitism now in America.
Makes me want to fight.
I worked in a jewish deli when I was 18. I have fond memories of rye bread with caraway seeds, pickled cucumbers, smoked garlic frankfurts, I could eat an entire smoked buckling (fish) for lunch, followed by a handful of cherry liquor chocolates. Slices of smoked brisket on a kaiser roll. Now, there’s no jewish deli within thousands of miles where I live, if I could transport myself I would. There’s nothing like a Jewish deli in Melbourne, but how times change. The shop I worked in was one building around the corner from the shop that was bombed in Hawthorn Road, Caulfield.
Two people have been arrested over a suspicious fire that destroyed Burgertory, a burger shop in Melbourne’s south-east.Police say the incident, which prompted a clash between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel supporters, was not a hate crime.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-31/burgertory-fire-two-people-arrested-caulfield/103409946