On Scmendricks

I just read over in Nomad's blog ( see under Here I go awandering list) how he gets persecuted by some moron for being Jewish. I do know that from time to time he gets hate mail as well. This sickens me. This same jerk is obviously ignorant of the fact that Jesus Christ , Himself was a Jew. So if you hate all Jews, how can you love Jesus? Idiots who hate blindly are NOT Christian.
When I was younger, around 18 or so, it was my pleasure to become the acquaintance of Levi Horowitz, God rest his soul. I was doing research on the Holocaust and someone had pointed him out to me as being a survivor. I will admit, I was then and still am ignorant of many of the Jewish customs, being a goi (non-Jew), and many of my views were not formed by actual people but from books and TV. The Holocaust, itself is an emotional painful subject, and difficult to broach. For many who were there, a past they do not wish to revisit. However Levi did consent to speak with me, and for many long hours I sat listening to him, often he would insert Yiddish words and I would have to stop him and inquire what it meant. To my surprise at the end of the interview I was invited back. As time passed, we would discuss the differences in our beliefs, over latkes ( a type of pancake) and kawe (coffee). I don't recall our ever arguing over these differences. The day he introduced me as his adopted plimenize ( niece) to some friends, still brings a certain warmth to my heart. I still laugh when I remember cornering him away from them and whispering "I'm your what?" How he laughed then. Years passed, and even though my path often sent me far away, I always knew my 'feter' (uncle) was just a call away.
I miss him, but I do know what he would say to Nomad, " Don't let the schmendriks and klutzs of the world get to you. Stand proud and lead by example."
I wonder if the world at large, will ever grow up enough to realize that to hate blindly, any group, is truly the most unforgivable sin.