Mordechai Shapiro is an American singer, songwriter and entertainer. More importantly, he is Jewish.
Art is often a barometer of social circumstances. However, Orthodox Jews are not exactly known as great artists, but in this case they allow us a little insight into their attitude regarding antisemitism.
Even though the following song by Shapiro has a happy melody, his message is serious and important: In the face of antisemitism, the answer is not denying his Judaism, but being proud, Ani Yehudi!
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2 responses to “Mordechai Shapiro: Ani Yehudi – I Am a Jew”
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Bravo Chai, as all Jews Should be proud & boldly stand up and speak out, Good on You Chaver!!!! Ani Yehuda The Chosen of HaShem!!! HaShem Bless you 🙂
I think it comes down to being proud of being made in God’s image. What other collective images celebrate that fact? There’s images of other gods but Jewish identity unmistakably celebrates the God of Israel. Christianity has yet to collectively rejoice in this aspect of God’s image as they are still taken with their respective Gentile cultural imagery. It’s a good song.