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Ed, David and Glenn

by Gilad Atzmon
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

A few days ago, in a New Statesman special Jewish edition article, Labour leader Ed Miliband explored his Jewish heritage.

As expected, Ed Miliband confessed that his father, the Marxist historian Ralph Miliband, and his mother, Marion, “raised him to appreciate various aspects of his Jewish heritage. “

But what is Jewish heritage for Ed Miliband, is it the Torah, the Ten Commandment or any particular ethical universal teaching? Not at all, Ed is not a religious Jew and is actually innocent enough to admit that  his “relationship with  Jewishness is complex.”  In fact, it amounts to a combination of suffering mixed with Woody Allen and matzo balls.

On the one hand we follow the standard trail of Jewish anguish and trauma.

“So how can my Jewishness not be part of me?” he says. “It defines how my family was treated. It explains why we came to Britain. I would not be leader of the Labour Party without the trauma of my family history.”

But for Ed suffering is just part of the story, Ed’s Jewishness has some cultural elements in it too:

“My mum got me into Woody Allen; my dad taught me Yiddish phrases, and my grandmother cooked me chicken soup and matzo balls.”

Profound indeed.

Young Miliband is also deeply immersed in Jewish ‘rituals’.  Like Zoey, Dictator Aladdeen’s Wife in Sacha Borat Cohen’s new Hasbara film, Justine, Ed’s new wife, also “broke a glass” under their wedding canopy.

I actually think that we have too many Milibands in British politics. It was revealed that David Miliband was an Israeli Hasbara author though Ed does seem to be slightly more careful than David, at least for the time being. However, I must admit that I don’t oppose all Milibands.  I actually respect the eldest Miliband brother, trombone player Glenn Miliband. And you know what? I am In The Mood for a Moonlight Serenade.

 

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12 Responses to Ed, David and Glenn

  1. Ariadna Theokopoulos

    May 29, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    I think Gilad wrote this as an exercise in free association.
    He probably woke up humming “I’m the Mood” and then went:
    “What’s this? I’m in the Mood… Glenn Miller… Glenn… other Glenns… Glenn Milliband… Milliband brothers… Jewish? not Jewish enough… rather jewish… too many of them in politics… the other one, the musician, Glenn, nice…. hmmmm…. I’m in the Mood… link…. Midnight Serenade… link”

    He could have gone on:
    “… other Millers…. also siblings…. the Miller sisters….

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8XEZlTAmtg&feature=related

    other Glenns…. Glenn Gould…. mmmm, not hummable…”

    • Gilad Atzmon

      May 29, 2012 at 3:56 pm

      Hello Ariadna, in fact the Glenn Miller joke is part of my standup routine in my gigs,,, i just couldn’t leave it out :)

  2. searching

    May 29, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    I think Gilad secretly misses his grandma’s chicken soup and matzo balls. :)

    • Gilad Atzmon

      May 29, 2012 at 3:57 pm

      My grandmother had real balls!!!

      • searching

        May 29, 2012 at 4:23 pm

        You mean, you grandfatehr had “real balls”.
        Your grandmother had guts :)
        Most of grandmothers of “that times” did.
        They were, most of the time, strong women, did not wory about the color or lenght of their nails, losing those extra bothersome
        1.0025 pounds, or the constant need for the facelift.

  3. searching

    May 29, 2012 at 2:41 pm

    Admiting to being Jewish definately helps in a quick climbing through the political/medial ladder in todays zionesed western world.
    Even if this Jewishness is defined by matzo balls, Woody Alen’s cinema,and a couple of Yiddish phrases.
    Professing unwavering, loyal support for The Tribe (and its main agenda) is required though.
    Of course a constant reminding to the goyim world about “Jewish Trauma” is a must. Goys must feel guilty. All of them.

    • Gilad Atzmon

      May 29, 2012 at 3:59 pm

      For sure, Jewishness is a racially oriented club setting, it ain’t ideological, spiritual or religious…

      • searching

        May 29, 2012 at 4:56 pm

        Yeap.
        however, there is a certain, “hidden” ideology that rules in this “racially oriented club setting”.
        In short, this ideology says: “us against them”.
        “Us” meaning all tribally zionised Jews. “Them” meaning all the bogeymen,
        (anti-Semites) of the world, of which ,most of them are goyim ,occasionaly a proud, self-hating Jew comes in.
        This “us versus them ” ideology is carefully fed into minds of”us”, so “us” won’t forget that “them” exists only to get “us”.
        “Them” is also reminded constantly that it has to stop accusing “us” of stirring the trouble and propaganda. “Them” has to listen to “us”, because “us” is a Chosen tribe.

  4. searching

    May 29, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    the weaker “them” become, the stronger “us” grow.
    That’s why “them” is being reduced to the status of thoughtless, brainless, impotent,multi-kulti anti-semitic zombie.

  5. who_me

    May 29, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    Gilad Atzmon

    “Ed Miliband confessed that his father, the Marxist historian Ralph Miliband, and his mother, Marion, “raised him to appreciate various aspects of his Jewish heritage.”

    marx denounced being jewish and the jewish mindset. pretty much like you have done. how can one be a marxist if they promote exactly what marx denounced? that’s like calling a person a satanist because they practice christianity. this whole marxism is jewish line rightwingers use, and “left” zionists like to adopt, is ludicrous because marxism is about dumping capitalism and hierarchical society, and the jewish culture is based upon capitalism and hierarchy. marxism and jewishness/judaism are at the opposite sides of the ring.

  6. Gilad Atzmon

    May 29, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    “marx denounced being jewish and the jewish mindset. pretty much like you have done. how can one be a marxist if they promote exactly what marx denounced?”

    G: We call it National Socialist, a very common trend amongst Jewish ‘Marxists’.

    • who_me

      May 30, 2012 at 5:47 am

      Gilad Atzmon

      “G: We call it National Socialist, a very common trend amongst Jewish ‘Marxists’.”

      call them what they are: rightwing fascists with a jewish tribal agenda. as i wrote before, these people are about as far from marxism, socialism and the left as one can get. the socialism in national socialism is like the anti-zionism of greenstain.

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