The Ashkenazi Revolution

191From the time of our patriarch Abraham, until the 17 th century, it isimpossible to list one Jew of European origin, who accomplished anythingthat left a lasting impression upon future generations. (“Ma’arakha” part18, December, 1962, page 13).This crazy idea of Sephardic greatness, which faithfully accompaniesfeelings of inferiority, is seen here in all its glory. Rashi, for example (ifwe wish to mention the name of one European Jew) is no more importantthan an onion peel according to Chouraqui. If this is so, why doesChouraqui waste his time among us, the Jews of Ashkenaz, and why doeshe beseech us? Are the lowly Ashkenazim really worthy of an illustriousadvisor, such as Chouraqui, to show us the way?8The Sephardic hatred toward Ashkenaz, which will not be satisfied withany consideration, since it has its roots in jealousy over Ashkenazi history,which dwarfs Sephardic history, is likely to bring about severe clashesbetween the two peoples. However, this is not the only hatred. There isanother hatred even worse than it, which is, for now, hidden from view.This is the Ashkenazi hatred. It was not in order to create a Sephardiccenter, one that is second in importance only to Spain, which motivated theAshkenazim to invest eighty years of work in the Land of Israel. It wastheir intention to build, in the Land of Israel, not a Jewish state, but anAshkenazi state, and if they were not particular about the name, it wasbecause they did not consider other Jews to be important. MostAshkenazim never considered the Sephardo-Mizrahi Jews to be idealpartners. They were prepared to work with them only as a convenience andas peripherals of no value, by their very nature. The partnership withSephardo-Mizrahi Jews came about not from the free will of theAshkenazim, but because it was forced upon them by the ruling Ashkenaziintelligentsia, which used, to this end, religious symbolism and otherorganizational means. The Ashkenazi masses felt violated by the inclusionof Sephardo-Mizrahi elements, and they went along with it even thoughthey objected in their hearts. When the first Yemenite migrants were