Shylock, Uncle David and Me

The topic is an exposition of my diffuse yet distinct identity as a non-practicing Jew, as the son of non-practicing Jews, and as the great-nephew of the once-famous Rabbi David Philipson, one of the first Reform rabbis to be educated and ordained in America. Where does Shylock fit in? You know who he is; everyone knows who he is. If he figures in your mental landscape, whether you’re familiar with the Shakespeare play or not, imagine how he looms for the Jew?

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