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"In ‘Everyday #Jews’ I have tried to unpick the reasons why Jews are often so diffident about representing the everyday doing of #Jewish life. Part of the reason is that Jews are so often associated with the extraordinary, with the significant, that it is difficult to square that with the undeniable existence of the ordinary and the insignificant.
That makes it much easier for writers and artists to focus on what it is to feel Jewish – which is often to feel extraordinary and angst-ridden – rather than the myriad actions that make up Jewish life.
Since October 7th 2023 it was become ever more difficult for Jews to show our mundane side. It is much easier for Jews – of whatever opinion – to show how we are emoting, suffering and protesting, than to admit that everyday life is still continuing."
