Comments on: The Ausraeli Approach: the Diasporic identity of Israelis in Australia

By: Otto Waldmann

Otto Waldmann — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 08:26:56 +0000

In reply to Otto Waldmann. ... mind you, we also have some road bumps mit our Russian cousins, but that's a completely different story, so, yourse guys are stuck with ME !!!!

By: Otto Waldmann

Otto Waldmann — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 07:02:55 +0000

I had to smile, then laugh, then say to meself ; ” MA PITOM,” lack of community mentality “, “guilt of being yordim “, not being able to associate with the “wondering Jew ” etc.
Improvising theories about the general inability/unwillingness of Israelis to simply be socially affable to other Jews is so prevalent that one encounters this syndrome in any situation with Israelis, whether they are residents, tourists or, as it happened to me more than once, even when traveling long distance to a family reunion.
Let’s face it, most Israeli Jews born and bred in Eretz Israel are chiseled in completely different ways to Jews living outside Israel – exceptions of the more sophisticated ones are self evident -.
The excessively assertive sabra would have serious problems “practicing” his nature if language is an obstacle and, let’s face it, most Israelis I have met are happy with residual English and, yet, they can master at once a ” what you takin aboutt , you dont know nossing !!!”. Naturally, then , that among themselves they can go forever with that famous “ma pitom !!!” and tok all kinda bizniss and lashon hora aplenty about Yossi, Uri, Ilan and all other mamzerim NOT PRREZENT.
If only they knew how good some of us, not quite full blood sabra, are at arguing, even with as good an Ivrit as their English is….Trouble – for them – is that, if they engage in what comes natural, arguing and know from start that there is a language handicap, then off they go to their own cozy caffes or whatever Society will be formed thus making sure that we, the “diasporic” Yidds and them, completely different sorts (!!!) shall never twine.

By: Ron Jontof-Hutter

Ron Jontof-Hutter — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 22:59:35 +0000

Your new Israeli-Diaspora organization is timely. In Berlin where I reside, there are also thousands of Israelis. They are very disconnected from Jewish communal life, and didn’t even attend a support demo for the kidnap/murder of the 3Israeli teenagers, or support demos for Israel during the Gaza war. Some give anti Israel interviews to the media, are heavily involved in BDS activities, and assimilate with Non -Jewish German partners.
I wish you success.

By: Michael Jaku

Michael Jaku — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 05:10:03 +0000

Interesting and thought-provoking. Raises challenging issues: European Jews supposedly emigrating to Israel in droves while significant numbers of Israelis are leaving.