Pride Vs Denial About Heritage

Comment: I don’t think it’s healthy to reject half of your heritage. Be proud of Jewish achievement but acknowledge Jewish vices and past sins without obsessing about them too much. Just as I think for Germans there’s a golden middle between holocaust denial and full-blown self-hatred, similarly I think there should be a golden middle for Jews. You shouldn’t always apologise for what Jews did or are doing, nor should you hate a tribe which is yours on your parents’ side, but there’s no reason to deny that a lot of bad things were done by Jews or, indeed, is being done at this very moment.