A Soulful Journey

David Ben-Gurion met a Frenchman who described himself as “being a socialist, a Frenchman and a Jew” in that order.   Ben-Gurion responded by indicating that he fully acceded to this descriptive order and explained himself by saying, “Because you see, we Jews read from right to left.”   -J. David Bleich A bird cannot be a cat.  A squirrel cannot be an elephant.   We are what we are.  It always comes back to that.

When asked which language he preferred for Palestine -  Hebrew or Yiddish - Baron Edmond de Rothschild voiced his preference for Hebrew with a qualification, "I shall use French, the best is good enough for me." There is a reason why the language one is raised with is called the "mother tongue."  That is which is most familiar give the greatest comfort.

"If it's French, it's culture.  If it's American, it's imperialism." - American Film Director, Newsweek

"The Italians must forget a defeat.   The French must invent victory.”   -Luigi Barzini I t is funny how we make fun of those who are less proficient at killing one another.