Name: Anonymous 2011-12-14 18:11
http://jewishlifecenter.org/2009/10/why-jews-are-like-vampires/
Jews were often seen as a dark exotic tribe feeding on the energy of the gentile populace. There were serious charges of blood libel, of using gentile blood for Passover matzah, that resulted in the real murder of Jews throughout the middle ages, and even as recently as 19th century Syria. Jews were often called “bloodsuckers” by their neighbors.
And further look at what weapons were used against the vampire, crosses and holy water. The imagined amulets that a Jew would be repelled by. And the vampires were destroyed by holy warriors like Van Helsing, doing the holy work of Christendom.
So the most amazing thing about this new gestation of vampirism, is that no longer secretly feared, the vampire is now openly loved. Edward Cullen and Bill Compton are to die for, quite literally. They are hot. Right ladies. And today the human characters in these tales willingly embrace and join the ranks of the tribe.
I believe that we Jews are vampires, metaphorically speaking. Consistent throughout the lore, is that vampires, while they can be destroyed, are timeless beings.
Jews were often seen as a dark exotic tribe feeding on the energy of the gentile populace. There were serious charges of blood libel, of using gentile blood for Passover matzah, that resulted in the real murder of Jews throughout the middle ages, and even as recently as 19th century Syria. Jews were often called “bloodsuckers” by their neighbors.
And further look at what weapons were used against the vampire, crosses and holy water. The imagined amulets that a Jew would be repelled by. And the vampires were destroyed by holy warriors like Van Helsing, doing the holy work of Christendom.
So the most amazing thing about this new gestation of vampirism, is that no longer secretly feared, the vampire is now openly loved. Edward Cullen and Bill Compton are to die for, quite literally. They are hot. Right ladies. And today the human characters in these tales willingly embrace and join the ranks of the tribe.
I believe that we Jews are vampires, metaphorically speaking. Consistent throughout the lore, is that vampires, while they can be destroyed, are timeless beings.