"In this world, we suffer because we are Jewish. In the World to Come, we will suffer because we are not Jewish enough."
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1Interesting. Where'd you hear/read it?– Harel13Feb 9, 2022 at 21:57
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1In a French book, with no source other than "Judaism says".– Maurice MizrahiFeb 9, 2022 at 22:09
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1It'll come back to me, I hope.– Maurice MizrahiFeb 9, 2022 at 22:10
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1If you have the original French, a google search might provide other instances (and one might have a source)– rosendsFeb 9, 2022 at 23:09
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1@rosends -- Hey, that was a good idea! This site says it's a Judeo-Spanish saying, in Ladino. My father would have loved it. (But even so, it may have a source.) diariojudio.com/idioma/frances/proverbes-judeo-espagnols/179317 Le sort malheureux des Juifs au cours de l'histoire a engendré ce proverbe: 3) En este mundo sufrimos, porke semos djudyos, en el otro sufriremos porke no fuimos djudyos (" En ce monde nous souffrons parce que nous sommes juifs, dans l'autre nous souffrirons pour ne l'avoir pas été (sous-entendu, " assez ").– Maurice MizrahiFeb 9, 2022 at 23:31
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