CENTRE THERE'S an old Yiddish 'You •should grow onion — in the ground the Jewish puttis like the Docidilst urous, •ev aner or udas voluo r their heads under ground too long to see what has to motion of ye this c Wor cucul musu convused But cannot • De lifted out of its political context.
For as long as Zionism content political ideology communities, Jewish popular culture were lauont a sendols and synagogues, what is practised in munity Clubs Groups summe camos whitter … an earew newspapers magazines music and dance) is completelv Zionist in content MUSIC Ene Jewish communities is not the strains of the blue flag and the new Israeli borders claim Trotsky, the Bund, Deutscher, or even Socialist Challenge 29 January 1981 Cohen can seek solace ir kabala (which, cidentally alway been off-limits women). But that has very little to do present ld Jewish popular culture, which i Totally contoured arount support for Israel, and ut And for those 01 us know a bit about our history, its sad.
I shudder at the no tion that are striving tor bland assimila mush UnGe socialism. On the con socialism culture to develop proaressive directior long as zionism remains politically hegemonic So those of us who want retain positive vestige: Jewish upbringing (tha barucular sense orion! or a taste tor montrea combat obstacle: Zionism.
PAM SINGER, London This debate is now closed Eds.
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