(Jewish Group) Putin's Ukraine lies require the Shoah not to be about Jews
One of the more problematic aspects of Volodymor Zelensky’s rise to global consciousness is that he’s really raised the bar for Jewish comedians. I mean, some of us have played Wembley Arena and released a song that’s gone to Number One four times, but frankly it’s all looking a bit meh next to protecting your country, and possibly the free world, from the New Fascism.
It’s particularly an issue for those of us who have graduated from doing some funnies on stage and telly to thinking of ourselves as also able to tackle the serious stuff. I mean, I might as well hand in my Jewish-comedian-but-can-turn-his-hand-to-gritty-important-subjects-when-necessary card now, because no-one is tackling the serious stuff like Zelensky.
When, Hashem willing, me and Volodymor meet backstage at JW3 for a Rebuilding Ukraine benefit gig, I’m not going to be insisting he reads Jews Don’t Count, that’s all I’m saying.
But on that note: there is, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, something very weird going on re Zelensky and his Jewishness. Because nothing proves the horseshoe theory of politics — the theory, that is, that political extremes are not opposites, but stand in touching distance of each other, like the two ends of said horseshoe, particularly when it comes to attitudes to Jews — than the way that Zelenksy being a Jew has been questioned by both far right and far left.
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Leave it to a comedian to point out the obvious.
Have you read Jews Don’t Count? No? Then read it! Seriously, it is a good book and it is not a long read at all.