[Vwoolf] Leonard Woolf, Self-Hating Jew

[Laurie Reiche]

Who has decided so adamantly that Leonard Woolf was a "self-hating" Jew--- as if that is the almighty truth? What a term that is, too! Would we call a non-practicing Catholic a "self-hating Catholic"? Do we call the late Christopher Hitchens a self-hating Jew because he ignored his Jewish ancestry and was outspoken as an anti-Zionist? Am I a "self-hating" Jew because I don't practice Judaism, nor do I have many Jewish friends, and also I have many complaints about my Jewish family--who doesn't speak ill of family once in awhile? Or am I missing some piece of writing that is irrefutable proof that he was a "self-hating Jew?" It's certainly not evident in his own autobiography. ["The Journey Not The Arrival Matters - An Autobiography of The Years 1939-1969"]  I'm confused…
	Laurie

On Jun 19, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Shawn Maeder wrote:

> "Who of us can honestly say we’ve come across a Jewish person with equally stupid opinions?" 
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> Stuart,
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> Does your question refer to Leonard Woolf's stupidity or Bennie's? Or the senior Mr. Woolfe's. Is it LW's Jewish self-loathing that you are questioning?
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>  --Shawn
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