Norman Solomon > Quotes

“The child of a Jewish mother was Jewish, and the child of a Jewish father by a non-Jewish woman was not Jewish unless and until formally converted.”
― Norman Solomon, Judaism: A Very Short Introduction

“On the other hand, anti-Semitism has led Jews to turn away from identification with the Jewish community and to seek to lose or conceal their Jewish identity by merging with the surrounding culture; when Jews perceive that they are devalued by non-Jews, they may feel devalued in their own eyes, somehow internalizing the prejudice against them and falling prey to self-hatred.”
― Norman Solomon, Judaism: A Very Short Introduction

“Anti-Semitism, according to Meyer, has had an ambiguous effect on Jewish identity. On the one hand, rejection by the outside world has led to the reaffirmation of Jewish identity;”
― Norman Solomon, Judaism: A Very Short Introduction

“The old conflicts between religious and secular Jews have by no means disappeared; they constantly resurface in political debate and social tensions within Israel itself. Where”
― Norman Solomon, Judaism: A Very Short Introduction