Do you feel the race of a person is never a factor in negative or positive things they do?
The Jewish race, society, culture, or however one wishes to define it has always, today and throughout history been composed out of exceptional individuals. influential figures, revolutionaries in politics, thought, science and religion.
some Jews use their influence to empower their interests, and lobby for the political and economic reality they desire to manifest. some Jews use their power to promote completely opposing political interests (perhaps exceptional individuals such as Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky). some Jews have been known to be compassionate such as Jesus, other Jews disagreed with Jesus' political agenda and worked against it, such as Judas Iscariot.
Many Jews throughout the west have seemed to outgrow the notion of their race and considered themselves European first, for example the Jews of Germany had the highest percentage of service in the German military during the first world war, these are people who considered themselves Germans first, and later Jewish, they fought for their fatherland, Germany. many of them were decorated for their bravery and sacrifice.
I believe the Turks and the Greeks have a saying, that you can measure patriotism by the Jews in your nation. it will be a Jewish soldier who will fire the first shot in the war, and it would be another Jew from the opposing army who would wave the flag of his country on conquered land when the war is over.
Some Jews made great contribution to science, such as Einstein and Carl Sagan. some made great contribution to religious thought in the modern world, such as Baruch Spinoza. some Jews in history have chose to do a great service to their nation and serve as Prime minister, such as British Prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, others in the same time chose to fight for the rights of classes outside their own, like Karl Marx.
some Jews are liberal, some are conservative, some are religious, others are secular, some are leftist, and some are leaning to the right.
some Jews are exceptional musicians, such as Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan.
Some have been exceptional military leaders, others have led a life time of promoting human rights. some are North American and might be rich, others are Oriental and may lead a financially modest life.
if you can paint a portrait of the Jewish soul or mind from all these individuals, their ideas, and their way of thinking, it would be interesting to hear what it is that you were able to illustrate.
