07-05-2021, 04:53 AM
I myself am one of the least qualified here for answering this basic question in depth. But, to keep the thread from going stale, I'll stick my neck out and take the first shot.
From what the thread's author has just written, his Jewish friends are of the type of which recognize their ethnic identity and not of the type of which either don't know or don't care to know (the latter type resembling typical non-Jews of whom I've often met in North America who haven't even a clue as to their European origins. "He's American and that's that and that's all that matters").
Woody Allen, like comedian Allen King, had the habit of using his own background as fodder for his films. As soon as I discovered this thread, a scene from the following film immediately came to mind. Despite being interpreted as comedy by many, there might be some truth in the following portrayal of both stereotypes. Since my mother is of northern Italian origin, I can see some similarities here to her family's side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYY9Epog0rs
From what the thread's author has just written, his Jewish friends are of the type of which recognize their ethnic identity and not of the type of which either don't know or don't care to know (the latter type resembling typical non-Jews of whom I've often met in North America who haven't even a clue as to their European origins. "He's American and that's that and that's all that matters").
Woody Allen, like comedian Allen King, had the habit of using his own background as fodder for his films. As soon as I discovered this thread, a scene from the following film immediately came to mind. Despite being interpreted as comedy by many, there might be some truth in the following portrayal of both stereotypes. Since my mother is of northern Italian origin, I can see some similarities here to her family's side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYY9Epog0rs