I found it interesting, though, that you are inviting me to essentially continue the wandering ‘gypsy-Jew’ tradition you seem to despise.

Second, in no way am I trying to deny the fact that our wanderings were often (always?) due to persecution. I simply felt it was too obvious to have to mention. Perhaps I was wrong. But also, I do not like to beat the persecuted horse and perpetuate the idea of Jews as eternal victims. I’d rather have the world’s respect than their sympathy.

Nonetheless, due to whatever causes, a pattern, repeated often enough, tends to engrave itself in the psyche, and Israelis ARE, arguably, the most well traveled people in the world. Call it ‘ignorance’ if you want, but dude, touristy places in India often speak Hebrew.

To imply the Jews, or any racial or religious sect, have some sort of genetic propensity to wander more, or like watermelon more,
or any other silly attributes perpetuated by overly religious and/or undereducated majority populace is just ignorance and should be left to die the slow death it deserves.

Anyway, we here in America love the Jewish people, their hardworking ethic, their self-reliance, their willingness to fit in and not trash others beliefs, their business leadership which creates jobs, etc etc. All the traits mentioned above are cultural traits due to the fact you have had to be better citizens in order not to be discriminated against in another’s land.

If you perfer ‘personally’ to wander, America is a very big country which allows plenty of space to wander in. If you are a Jew, please come here. If you are French, you need not apply(just kidding of course……I think!).