'Jews have passed down the trauma of persecution in our DNA, in addition to our remembered and lived experiences of oppression,' writes Marina Gomberg. 'As more and more LGBTQ couples have children, I wonder if that’s the case for these families, too.'
Marina Gomberg.I remember when I learned that who we were as a family meant some others didn’t like us. I was in grade school and ourin eight places during Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish celebration of light.
I dreaded having to tell our 5-year-old, Harvey, why someone would steal our inclusive pride flag and Black Lives Matter sign from our yard the morning I woke up to see theElenor, more poised than me, calmly said some people don’t like that we’re proud, and he immediately went into detective mode without asking more in-depth questions.But that time will come when he learns that what makes us unique and different isn’t always appreciated.
She countered that with her colleague’s family’s focus, which is on the ongoing threat to Jewish people and our neverending need for hypervigilance —Pogrebin said, “I’m struggling this year to reconcile the lessons I’ve taken from the holiday: to help the world, but also to remember how often the world has turned on us.”
It’s hard to accept that in our modern times, our children are still exposed to these kinds of threats to their safety, but we sadly don’t live in a post-hate world. We see it all over the world and here at home.
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