So many people have sent me clips of Alanis Morrisette on Finding Your Roots, talking about finding out she was Jewish in her late twenties. Ahem, excuse me Ms. Morissette, you oughta know this is MY THING. Kindly step off.
For the record, based on ages, if I found out in my early 20s and she found out in her late 20s it’s likely I found out first. I INVENTED being lied to about Judaism.
Although really, I think a lot of us probably have this story, given that being Jewish seems… unsafe-ish. And assimilation used to be so highly valued.
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