#Jewish vents

[jewish-vents]

I love Passover but i'm so sick of Matzah, i hate it. I want my bread back :(

Honestly same

[dawnscales]

Living in Diaspora in a place with barely any Jews means that this Pesach I cannot eat correctly for the first 3 days since I will be away on a course & the place there only offers two menus: meat and vegan.

I sent an e-mail explaining I could cook for myself and could try buy my own food in the near town or pay them to use their stuff. But they denied for safety reasons ( which I fully understand ).

We could not come up with a single solution & I need this course for my education & training so I guess I will just. Do my best while there.

[silly-jewish-vents]

Every time there's a discussion on Jumblr about Jewish stuff I want to give my 2 cents but I'm also a notoriously bad memory and strong sense of how much information I am lacking.

[starry-bi-sky]

Broke: danny runs away from bruce wayne because he reminds him of Vlad (bad, overused, fundamentally misunderstands Bruce’s character as a whole for a shit joke)

Woke: bruce wayne doesnt remind danny of vlad masters, but of his best friend sam manson

black hair? check ✅

jewish? check ✅

richer than god? check ✅

gothic? well, mister wayne isnt himself but he lives in the most gothic city on earth so quasi-check ✅

loudly and proudly an activist for various rights including environmental and womens' rights? check ✅

im tired of the "oh danny runs away from bruce because he's rich and reminds him of vlad" give me a danny who actually likes bruce because he reminds him of his awesome kickass best friend who is also stupidly rich

like i’ve been told about the whole “oh fruit loop joke” before and i still think its a cheap, shallow joke if i’ve ever heard one that flanderizes Bruce’s character to an impressive degree. Vlad and Bruce are only comparable in the same sense that they’re both rich and Bruce adopts kids — but he isn’t doing it because of the “adoption addiction” joke, he’s doing it because he sees himself in the kids he adopts and he wants to give them better than he did. Vlad wants Danny as his son to spite Jack, they are not remotely comparable beyond that.

Like, beyond that too i highly doubt vlad masters gives his employees benefits like bruce wayne does. who canonically hires reformed villains and has various branches of medical, industrial, technology, etc in his company in order to help the people of gotham. does Vlad Masters run charities, soup kitchens, etc?? is Vlad contributing to the community? No, no he isnt.

[nonbinary-vents]

Sometimes I accidentally break out of my Tumblr Curated Experience bubble of Jews and I see what’s actually going on in the main part of this site. Posts with hundreds of thousands of notes with such blatant Jew hating whistles (I refuse to call them dogwhistles at this point they’re so clear), stuff that’s ripped straight from the Protocols and Mein Kampf. If you think I’m exaggerating on that, trust me, I’m not— I haven’t read either of the full texts, but I’ve read extracts, and frankly the shit here is indistinguishable from it. I’ll be having a good day, a day where I believe that maybe people are going to wake up in a couple years and realise how horrible this is, a day where I think that maybe one day I’ll be able to trust goyim again, and then that delusion just gets shattered as soon as I see what’s really out there

I don’t know what to do anymore. I thought as time went on and people got bored of their pet activism, things would get better, but it seems like it’s gone in the opposite direction— everyone online has been radicalised into hating Jews. The young western left have become straight up Nazis with a thin coat of progressive paint, and it’s only going to get worse because nobody is willing to listen to Jews. Honestly, I should just delete my account, but I’m not going to purely out of spite. But being online— not just on tumblr, it’s inescapable— as a Jew is willingly engaging in massive amounts of emotional harm

עם ישראל חי. Thats the only thing keeping me going. We will outlive this. We will outlive you

[microvibing]

How it's been for the last few months

[xclowniex]

Something i feel non jews/goyim don't realize is that being jewish right now is very tiring.

Whilst there are amazing online communities that I am apart of, my irl life is very different.

my ex friend who is still in my friend group is openly antisemetic online. Im not sure if my friends have even picked up on that or seen his posts as idk how often they go on tumblr.

Every day i wonder if my friends ever agree with any antisemtism. None of them have spoken out about it. I feel like I can't even share any antisemitism i experience online or irl with my irl friends without them being uncomfortable because its common for goyim to be uncomfortable with discussions surronding antisemitism.

I just feel so alone and isolated irl all my attempts to fill that void online is like putting a bandaid on a gunshot wound.

[puzzle-paradigm]

"You’re Jewish and an atheist??? That makes NO sense! You aren't really Jewish if you don't believe in god!"-Goyim all the freaking time

I made you a handy dandy chart so you can stop asking:

[avi-on-jumblr]

it's so hard to explain to people who aren't jewish the profound sense of loneliness we feel when our posts about any other cause get ten times the engagement, but whenever we share something about antisemitism, the only people who engage are other jews. it's not about likes, but it feels like screaming into the void. we post about the latest synagogue attack, or about our community getting bomb threats, or how another jew got assaulted on the streets, or killed at a protest. and the world sees it, and doesn't blink. doesn't care. because they can care about anyone on the entire planet, defend them, speak up for them, but a jew? well, we aren't people, are we. we'll never count.

how fucking bad does it have to get for my friends to share a single fucking post.

[soxiyy]

Vent warning also antisemitism warning

I used to be best friends with her

She clearly knows nothing about Judaism

But what could i expect

She’s a tankie

But I remember those nights

When I panicked

She would call me

We’d talk for hours

But now

All that remain of a person who was like an older sister to me

Is a nazi in her place

I can’t bring myself to say I hate her

Even if she hates me

I find myself scrolling through her posts

Hoping to find a glimmer that she’s still in there

But only finding hate instead

But I can’t stop myself

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forgive her for this

But I want my Patry back

[sunshinesolaic]

I do not think most gentiles understand the severity of antisemitism in the modern day. I used to pass it off in the past, claiming that they were of little fault for not being able to recognize the antisemitic dogwhistles that very few are able to pick up on. Yet as these dogwhistles grow more prevalent and as the hatred spreads further, I find myself at a loss when it comes to explaining the excuses gentiles must have for their level of ignorance. I’m tired of apologizing for other people, providing them the reasons to avoid accountability, when in reality it is so pervasive, violent, and vile in our society.

I have tolerated Hitler and Holocaust jokes since I was 8 years old, as early as I first learned of its existence years before most of my gentile peers. From the ages of 11-13 years old, I was continuously pursued by a Christian peer who insisted on hailing Hitler every time he saw me. He attempted to befriend me even still through jokes and lighthearted jabs… about the Holocaust. As soon as I entered the internet, I was exposed to wave after wave of violent hatred. I have had neo-Nazis threaten me repeatedly. I have had concerns and fears ignored by gentile authorities. I have feared for my life every High Holiday period as I entered the synagogue. These are just my own experiences. I could prattle on about the experiences of my Rabbi, my family, my sister, my friends, but Jews have talked on about our experiences only to have them ignored.

Many people are under the false impression that antisemitism is a thing of the past, or that it is only getting better. In reality, I have only seen the opposite as truth. Every Jew in my life, especially the Jewish elders that I know, has personally pointed out the ever-present rise in antisemitism as time goes on. We have known about this for quite some time, but, of course, nobody has listened to our warnings.

We cannot erase the mistakes of the past, nor can we eliminate all hatred in the world through empty words and avoidance. So what can we do? If you are a gentile reading this, I would suggest learning about the history of Jewish oppression and antisemitism. Learn how to recognize the warning signs around you, and practice speaking up against hatred from those close to you. Take a stand against antisemitic violence, but, most of all, uplift our voices. Never forget that supporting your allies is worlds more meaningful than just fighting their enemies.

[jewish-vents]

I had an ugly thought, but the more I chew it over the more I’m realizing I’m correct

The reason that (white, Western) leftists are so eager to put a time limit on Jewish indigineity is because if you can time it out, then they know they can wait out having to contend with 1) what they did to indigenous peoples in the Americas, and 2) what they did to enslaved Africans. If they drag someone off their land and forcibly cut them off from their language and pieces of their culture, they just have to wait and then oops! Too late! Not my problem! Victim of the good ol’ cultural melting pot!

But if Jews are still indigenous and still keep our culture after this long, there’s this looming specter from other corners that they are so, so frightened to contend with

And rather than do the work to untangle all this, it’s just easier to lash out at us and revise history

I’m so tired of being their scapegoat

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[edenfenixblogs]

Hey, I came from your post about Night. I’ve been wanting to read it for a while now, but I’ve heard that the English version is very watered down and stripped of the original emotions that are in the Yiddish version. Do you know if there are any more accurate English translations, or if the Hebrew one is more like the original? Sorry if you’re not the right person to ask about this, you just seem quite knowledgeable

(also coming from my vent account so I don’t get any hate on main for being a Jew lol)

No worries at all, @nonbinary-vents:

I want to be clear about something: My post was aimed at goyim.

You are a Jewish person, and reading this book (especially if you haven't read any other accounts of experiences in concentration camps) may be an important thing for you to do. And I'd cautiously encourage you to do so if you feel emotionally stable. But you do not need to worry about the experience of this book feeling watered down.

If you are Jewish and not in a very stable emotional state, do not read this book. Do not cause yourself harm.

(If you are goyiscshe, you should challenge yourself and force yourself to read this book. Obviously if you are in an actual emotional/psychological crisis or dealing with the death or illness of a loved one, then you are the only goyim who has an excuse not to read this book. No matter who you are, do not read this book if it will cause you actual mental harm or drive you to somehow cause yourself physical harm. But if it will make you upset, depressed, panicked at your own failings, or other extremely unpleasant but ultimately human discomfort, then you should read this book. Jews don't get a choice about knowing this shit, because knowing this shit is how we survive. And you NOT knowing this shit is what makes it so easy for you to dismiss and target us over and over and over again. You should be uncomfortable. You should feel guilty. Because unless you're actively learning how to disentangle yourself from the antisemitism that led to The Holocaust, then you are actively participating in thee fomentation of another. And that should horrify you.)

Sure, I bet this book is even more haunting and visceral in the original Yiddish. I've spoken recently about how hard Jewish language is to translate to English.

But there is no world in which this book will feel watered down to you.

@nonbinary-vents This book will haunt you. This book will change you. This book will challenge your faith and your ability to trust people.

Remember going in that Judaism asks us not to separate ourselves from our community--not just our Jewish community, but any community in which we find ourselves. Resist the urge this book may stir within you to become insular and fearful of goyim. That is not our way. We are a part of the communities and cultures and nations in which we find ourselves. And we must do good for those communities, because that is what we are called to do. The lesson of this book for Jews is different than the lesson of this book for goyim.

The lesson of this book for Jews -- in fact, the lesson of "Never Again" for Jews -- is that we cannot ever allow this to happen to ourselves again. No, of course, I am not blaming Jews for the Holocaust and if anyone thinks that's what I'm arguing here, then they can fuck off.

The lesson of this book for Jews is that we must never again let fear hold us back from fighting for ourselves. If he world calls upon us to die, we must refuse. Refuse to put ourselves on a list. Refuse to follow our oppressors' directions to the ghetto. Refusal to get on the train or to enter the gas chamber. And we must refuse to be silent for other people's comfort. While it is a Jewish imperative to believe that every human being is capable of kindness and has inherent goodness within them, we can never again trust that the kindness and goodness they possess will ever be directed at us. There was the very understandable thought back when this all started that if we just complied--if we were just willing to suffer a little bit by moving to the ghettos or registering on the lists of Jews the Nazis demanded or carried our papers with us at all time and wore our stars just as they said --then they would eventually realize we were good citizens. They would eventually realize we were just people like them doing their best to live quiet lives and follow the rules. People believed that, if we just complied, they'd remember their humanity and our own. If we just complied and let ourselves suffer, hen maybe our friends and loved one would be safe.

But that was a lie we told ourselves.

No amount of compliance or agree-ability or self-sacrifice will ever make someone who sees Jews as evil and subhuman realize that Jews are actually just human beings like everyone else. Compliance will never ensure our safety; it will just make us easier to kill. Compliance won't make antisemites see us as human; it will only ever make them see us -- at best -- as agreeable livestock.

(although I doubt any farmer would treat their animals as cruelly as Nazis and their supporters treated us).

I am not advocating for violence. But I advocating for discomfort and defense. That is why I am on here every day writing the things I write. I will not shut up for the comfort of people who don't care about my life or my safety. And neither should you. Neither should any of us. I will not allow antisemites to co-opt our own tragedies to demonize us further while casting themselves as warriors for justice.

No, we should not take to the streets and start harming goyim. But if the day comes that they once again start to round us up, I for one will tear those Nazis a-fucking-part with my bare hands. And if they live to have children and grandchildren of their own, they will have to explain to their children and grandchildren that they got the scars on their face and the missing eyeball because the Jew they were trying to murder wouldn't submit quietly.

And if this seems like a hyperbolic and absurd hypothetical to anyone reading this? Well, yeah. It seemed like one back then, too.

(And if any goyim chose to read "Night" by Elie Wiesel because of my post, please tell me. Please engage. I cannot be emphatic enough about this. If you are willing to read night in the way I asked of you in my post, then please do reach out to me with your experience and thoughts. Because that's the whole point. Jews need you to listen and engage with us about our own suffering. We need you to consider your impact on us and to not run away from that guilt or from us. If any of you are willing to read this book in the way that I have asked of you, please please please don't keep your experience to yourself. A lot of Jews desperately need to see goysiche growth in understanding antisemitism and its affects. I don't think you can even imagine how scared and lonely we are right now)

[bisexualseraphim]

Just saw some Free Palestine supporters on the road to my parents’ house and was about to wave at them but then I saw a couple of them holding signs making disgusting antisemitic jokes about Passover. Guys seriously how fucking difficult is it to just. Not do that 😭 You’re really not giving Palestine extra help by making horrible comments and jokes about Jews ffs can you not just promote support for Palestine without bringing hatred for entire minority demographics into it DURING THE TIME OF A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY. It is remarkably easy to criticise Israel without antisemitism and if you can’t do that then maybe you should stay out of the movement because you’re causing much more harm than good

[jewishvitya]

I don't know if I expressed strongly enough that my upbringing in the West Bank settlements was extreme, and many Israelis are shocked by the depth of the racism and the dehumanization. I don't know what it's like to grow up in other places. And sometimes it strikes me. Just, the memories.

A conversation with an Israeli Palestinian man. He talks about how we're all so scared of each other, but at the end of the day, his good friend is Jewish and they visit each other and their children play together, and we can live like that, side by side, as neighbors. We don't have to kill. There's nothing to be scared of.

And in my mind... echoes. A lesson by my history teacher in a settlement, discussing the the Hebron massacre of 1929. "You can't trust them. Our children played with theirs, and they still killed them. They can never truly be our friends. The same people we had over for dinner the day before, massacred us." A teacher explicitly holding up a historical event, telling me "never trust an Arab. Always keep yourself at a distance."

The same Palestinian man encouraged me to learn Arabic, which I'm starting. But he told me, "We know what you say, you should know what we say to each other too." And he meant daily conversations, he meant making the foreign into something familiar. And I was reminded of what I heard growing up, how we should learn Arabic in addition to English, to understand our enemies and know what they say to each other.

It's like. Preparing me in advance to reject any indication that a shared life is possible. Every image of coexistence is attached to a story about how it was turned on its head, or how it can be turned on its head.

Don't hope for an end to killing. Hope is naive. Even if it's your friend, eventually they'll turn on you. Kill or be killed. We don't have a choice.

[nonbinary-vents]

Seeing what the third top post is on the antisemitism tag as of posting this makes my blood boil more than ever. Non Jews— stay the fuck out of our tags, and stop flooding a Jewish safe space to talk and vent about our oppression with ‘well actually this very clearly Jew hating thing isn’t Jew hating because I’m only talking about the evil bloodthirsty Jews who actually do control Hollywood :)’. Every time I feel like I can’t break any further, these people manage to make a new record