Apparently to one of the woman’s’ mother, it was her obligation to marry a nice, key word, Jewish boy. Very sarcastically, the woman made it very clear that she didn’t want a, quote, ‘’skinny, little woman”. I was a bit shocked as the conversation dragged on about different Jewish men and how unappealing they are not only to non-Jews, but to Jewish women. To think that Jewish women are contributing to the stereotype, not only by their words, but by their actions as the Jewish mother. I was reminded of both, Yentl’s Revenge by D. Rustenburg and S. Heschel and You Never Call! You Never Write! ; A History of the Jewish Mother by Joyce Antler. Young Jewish looking for freedom and embracing feminism seems to make them a stronger gender. The stereotypical Jewish mother with her, “nagging, whining, guilt-producing maternal intrusiveness.” is a haunting stereotype that Jewish mothers are afraid to have labeled to
Apparently to one of the woman’s’ mother, it was her obligation to marry a nice, key word, Jewish boy. Very sarcastically, the woman made it very clear that she didn’t want a, quote, ‘’skinny, little woman”. I was a bit shocked as the conversation dragged on about different Jewish men and how unappealing they are not only to non-Jews, but to Jewish women. To think that Jewish women are contributing to the stereotype, not only by their words, but by their actions as the Jewish mother. I was reminded of both, Yentl’s Revenge by D. Rustenburg and S. Heschel and You Never Call! You Never Write! ; A History of the Jewish Mother by Joyce Antler. Young Jewish looking for freedom and embracing feminism seems to make them a stronger gender. The stereotypical Jewish mother with her, “nagging, whining, guilt-producing maternal intrusiveness.” is a haunting stereotype that Jewish mothers are afraid to have labeled to