ABSTRACT
For my generation, being a Jewish woman is much easier than it was two generations ago. Although I am unable to escape the prejudices, I am not nearly as afraid as my grandparents were. Judaism is a much more accepted religion as a whole in America than it used to be. However, the combination of being a woman and a Jew has been challenging. I have experienced both prejudicial remarks against Jews as well as extreme interest in my religion. I have never been able to experience simply being normal. There is not a day that goes by that I don't hear at least one remark about my religion. I generally shrug it off so as not to give these antisemitic remarks the worth that they are meant to have. I don't think that people realize the seriousness of these remarks. I consider myself to be a fairly liberal Jew. I was taught growing up that this religion was important to understand because of the cultural aspect, not the religious.
