Quote from: annie on February 01, 2022, 06:27:52 PM
I do would like to say the Jews in the World War were mostly from Germany, the Netherlands etc. It really had a terrible impact on our country and some of family members were forced to go to work in factories for Germans. They were not Jewish, it's just that most German man went to the army so they needed men to help create weapons. I have read a diary from a family member and they tried to sabotage production a lot. They almost died because they were depressed and didn't have much to eat. The war was terrible for a lot of people. My grandmother survived the bombings on her city. There are multiple cities completely destroyed because of bombs. The grandfather on my dad's site tried to fight the Germans but eventually had to surrender to them, just terrifying.
The conflict in Israel is completely different to me. I don't like what's going on there at all. I also think they are seen as holy at times..even tho they clearly caused deaths.
But I just wanted to say the Jews during the World War really suffered and it was horrible. But those families are not the ones living in Israel right now.
Right.
Many Ashkenazim are descendants of people who left the middle east HUNDREDS and hundreds of years ago.
To later settle in Rhineland and ultimately in Eastern European countries. ...then migrating to America and other places. Which explains their more unique and distinctive genetic makeup - a mix of Middle Eastern and Eastern European. They were AWAY from Israel so long that Europe became a significant part of their overall genetic makeup as a group.
A lot of people who died (and fled for their lives) during the Holocaust never stepped foot into Israel in their lives, nor did their parents, or grandparents, or great grandparents. They had genetic ties to Israel but no social/political ties. To lump all Jews from that era into one box with that mess that's going down in Israel is crazy.
I think this is what happens a lot...people speak out on this topic with such confidence, ready to make very bold and broad statements but may not know the full story.