I Am Jewish (ashkenazi) Stories of Experiences

I am a Jew pretty much cos my mum is. My dads a Christian but to be honest I'd much rather be jewish as I FEEL jewish. My family's all European with a touch of Russian in there from my grandmas side and my dads is Celtic.

Seriously. What did we do? There have been at least three attempted genocides on Jews, anti-semitisim has a separate word for it, and I can't think of any other peoples who were that hated.

On a lighter note, is telling Jewish jokes...

Judaism so familiar to me and yet incredibly mysterious to many of my EP friends. What is the religion and who are it's followers? Is Judaism presently similar to what it was when it emerged or even during the times of the Temple of...

At the behest of many people, I have determined that it is worthwhile and necessary to write on Judaism. My father is a rabbi and I have explored the three main denominations of Judaism. The most liberal (which will be explained) is the...

, trying to meet new friends, go out to activities, etc. Please be in touch if you live here or want to know how it is to have made aliyah. pdwournell@yahoo.com     I live in Jerusalem

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For some people, this is a controversial statement for me to make. I come to my Jewish heritage through my Father's side of the family. According to traditional Jewish law, descent is from the maternal line.

Well, in good Jewish...

My father's mother was Hungarian, his father, Austrian. My mother's mother was Polish. My mother's father died before I was born and I don't know where he was born. I learned a lot of Yiddish from my grandparents (and from my parents...

I am a 61 year old woman who discovered that Grandpa was "Isaac" and Ignatius. His name as Isaac appeared on a 1930 US Census where all other family information was correct and the census taker had written very clearly. This learning...

Ever since I've been young, being Jewish has meant the world to me. Recently, I went through the period of doubt in religion, which was quickly rectified by hours of pondering by yours truly, in time for my Confirmation. I've had every...

i think that Jews are awesome. that means that i hate Nazis.my parents are from ukraine. That means that i'm russian jewish.

Yay! Yesterday was Shavuot, and I got confirmed!

Hi:  I'm not Jewish so I hope I'm not intruding here.  I'm a writer of historical fiction and my current project is set in the 14th century c.1360.  It deals with a mixed-sex group of warriors from both sides of the...

I was born in 1945 in New York.  I grew up in that great period during which people felt they had to keep their anti-semitism quiet.  Of course it wasn't very good from the point of view of being realistic.  Anti...

As a Jew with part of my family Christian well, I don't like the word mutt(instead of amusing i find it degrading) but rather I am aiming to see myself as an amalgamation of both worlds (aren't we all comprised of many little Me's...

hi there, I've just joined this site and like any newcomer I am just finding my way round the features, so please bear with ok.
i will give those who read this a brief rundown of myself, omitting any names and places to start with.
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Surprisingly enough, my dad's family is Ashkenazi Jewish, descended from Jews that migrated from Turkey to the Ukraine that was annexed by Russia.
 
However, when I tell people I'm half-Jewish, they forget that I'm not Jewish...