I had had a continuing smoldering fury about the treatment of Jews in Germany.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The German mass murder of the Jews... brought my Jewishness to the surface.
No one said anything to my face, but I constantly heard comments denigrating Jews.
Eventually, I moved from a place of anger toward the Jews of Israel toward a place of embrace.
No person with a sense of the dignity of mankind can condone the persecution of the Jewish race in Germany.
In these difficult times, the feeling of solidarity with my Jewish co-religionists is doubly gratifying and comforting in view of the deprivation of rights with which German Jews are now forced to live.
It's interesting when you're part of a group - the Jews, to be exact - that the world has had such problems with.
When you come to Germany as a Jew you have an uneasy feeling, but I've always felt okay in Berlin.
I didn't want to be on the losing side. I was fed up with Jewish weakness, timidity and fear. I didn't want any more Jewish sentimentality and Jewish suffering. I was sickened by our sad songs.
You can easily see why the experience of Jews would be helpful if you're looking to get action on religious persecution.
The Jews must realize that their influence in Germany has disappeared for all time.