Rester juif ? | Yaël Hirsch

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Remaining Jewish

Yaël Hirsch

Release date : 06/11/2014

Can one really decide to no longer be a Jew? And, beyond that, can one’s identity be changed? A new, in-depth reflection on the “Jewish Question” in the 20th century.

With The Invention of the Jewish People in 2008, Shlomo Sand stimulated further reflection on the «Jewish question”. By examining the choice of identity of about thirty major European intellectuals who sought to convert from Judaïsm to Christianity in the 20th century, this is a work of a similar nature. ... With The Invention of the Jewish People in 2008, Shlomo Sand stimulated further reflection on the «Jewish question”. By examining the choice of identity of about thirty major European intellectuals who sought to convert from Judaïsm to Christianity in the 20th century, this is a work of a similar nature. Its underlying theme is a fruitful reflection on the essential values of our societies, in terms of identity, tolerance, and the place of minorities.
For the paths of Henri Bergson, Simone Weil, Jean-Marie Lustiger, Max Jacob, Edith Stein and Etty Hillesum and their conversions cast a blinding light on the essence of European societies. It seems that, regardless of how far they were from their Jewish religious roots, no matter how strong their Christian convictions, all of these thinkers continued to feel Jewish.
Since the desire to choose one’s own path is a common impulse among so many of us, tracing the individual and atypical trajectories of illustrious converts offers insight into an understanding of why Jews remain Jews. Even when they are completely detached from the religion, European societies incessantly continue to refer to their Jewishness, and hence to their otherness. Their very being therefore questions the capacity of a society to tolerate difference.

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