Comments on: a dream about Jewish streetsmartness http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html The War of Ideas in the Middle East Mon, 28 May 2012 09:59:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Citizen http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html/comment-page-1#comment-20429 Citizen Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/06/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html#comment-20429 <p>Come on Phil, you don't forgive your mother or your wife for what either has ignored or stamped past. Else, you are not the individual human being you claim to be. Your wife is just trying to save her marriage. Your mother, she's just trying to save the Jews...</p> Come on Phil, you don't forgive your mother or your wife for what either has ignored or stamped past. Else, you are not the individual human being you claim to be. Your wife is just trying to save her marriage. Your mother, she's just trying to save the Jews…

]]> By: David F. http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html/comment-page-1#comment-20430 David F. Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/06/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html#comment-20430 <p>"You're Jewish aren't you?" And I said, "Yes." And she said, "My daughter told me. She can tell these things. Your people have a lot of problems--and you've got to work on that." </p> <p>This exchange is simply brilliant. It combines so many interesting elements: the vaguely ominious "outing" of a Jew by someone who "can tell these things"...yet instead of abuse you get friendly advice, yet with an element of warning... about your own people.</p> <p>I wish I had such fascinating dreams.</p> "You're Jewish aren't you?" And I said, "Yes." And she said, "My daughter told me. She can tell these things. Your people have a lot of problems–and you've got to work on that."

This exchange is simply brilliant. It combines so many interesting elements: the vaguely ominious "outing" of a Jew by someone who "can tell these things"…yet instead of abuse you get friendly advice, yet with an element of warning… about your own people.

I wish I had such fascinating dreams.

]]> By: Citizen http://mondoweiss.net/2009/04/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html/comment-page-1#comment-20431 Citizen Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2009/04/06/in-a-dream-this-morning-i-was-leaving-a-fancy-hotel-with-my-wife-and-they-didnt-want-us-there-there-were-all-these-beautifu.html#comment-20431 <p>Great comment, David F</p> <p>I find my dreams never involve me being anything but a single, isolated, human being, and nearly always they involve getting, being increasingly lost with never a helpful human in sight...</p> Great comment, David F

I find my dreams never involve me being anything but a single, isolated, human being, and nearly always they involve getting, being increasingly lost with never a helpful human in sight…

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