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As per usual, @uppittynegress nails it. There's another point, too. People who call secular or non-religious Jews "fake Jews" have no understanding of antisemitism or the history of Jews. Antisemitism isn't based on religion. It's based on a racial view...
of Jews. I mean, far be it from me to tell Mr. Weeks what antisemitism means, given that he's so good at it but he's a natural. For Hitler, being Jewish was defined as having 1 jewish grandparent. The Nazis didn't care if you practiced Judaism. That was beside the point. Now...
people may push back and say "how dare you let Hitler define you," or "race is a social construct." Well, race is a social construct and meaningless and racism is real, right? Same for Jews. And I'm not equating being a Jew with being Black. I'm just referring to the tension...
