r/Judaism • u/justjust000 • Jan 20 '26

We're what's left 😄

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u/Remarkable-Pea4889 Jan 20 '26

I wouldn't wear a shirt like this, but it's actually somewhat true. Research has shown that to survive the Holocaust people needed to be selfish rather than selfless.

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u/GonzoTheGreat93 Bagel Connaisseur Jan 20 '26

Not to downplay the Holocaust, but there were roughly 10 million Jews who were not murdered by the Nazis. Including Sephardi and Mizrachi Jews who were largely untouched by the Nazis.

As for Ashkenazim, North America already had a sizeable Jewish population - including all four of my grandparents, who were born in Canada in the 1930s.

Who do I get to blame for being an asshole?

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u/coneycolon Jan 22 '26

I wasn't born until decades after the Holocaust. I'm still pissed.