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Indeed, if we lose our sense of a broader humanity, we are only inviting a repeat performance of some of the most horrendous chapters of history. And as a fellow Semite (albeit from a North African and non-Jewish background), I do not have to remind Mr. Kaufman of all of the horrors that our peoples have both been made to suffer because of an over-identification with groups in the Crusades or the Inquisition. I am sure Mr. Kaufman knows as much, and I am not implying that he believes otherwise--but I do believe that he has understressed...
Moreover, many of us, are not part of one "we" or group--instead we are part of many. My own background contains a rich mix of a French, Algerian, Catholic and Muslim heritage. Looking at the backgrounds of my friends, I can relate the experiences of friends, who are simultaneously black, Hispanic, Buddhist and homosexual. Which "we" would we belong...
During my first year at Harvard, I had the opportunity to sit with a group of female students of a different cultural background than mine. And during the course of our discussion, conversation turned to culture and religion. What happened next was possibly the most insulting treatment I have ever experienced at Harvard. These very intelligent women that I was eating with began immediately to ask themselves, in my presence...
...talented acting. When Woyzeck cowers, wrings his hands and agonizes with incredible fervency, there is little opportunity to foster an emotional connection. Sharon Scruggs plays an impassioned and torn wife to Woyzeck, yet her languishing is overshadowed by the distracting fuschia and turquoise flood lights or the constant background music...
...couldn't do it because that's not the way I was brought up. I come from a strong religious background...