"How Could You be Jewish After The Holocaust?" André Aciman's Struggle with His Judaism

"Call Me By Your Name" Author André Aciman reflects on his Jewish identity, Faith, & Judaism’s Complexity in this clip from Being Jewish with Jonah Platt. Watch the full episode here - https://youtu.be/kVGjzdl2nEQ In this thought-provoking moment, André Aciman explores the deep paradox of Jewish survival after the Holocaust—questioning belief in God while still clinging to Jewish rituals. From Egyptian Jewish life to postwar Israel, Aciman unpacks how Jews continue practicing traditions even after history seemed to disprove divine protection. He discusses his personal discomfort with rituals, the “warped” nature of his own Judaism, and the quiet, sometimes secretive, way Jewish identity can persist in diaspora communities. Aciman also shares his early feelings of wanting to be Catholic in Egypt—not for faith, but for social ease—and how over time, he came to feel both alienated from and inseparably connected to being Jewish. Sign Up For “One Mitzvah A Day” https://onemitzvahaday.com/ Subscribe to Jonah Platt’s Newsletter https://www.jonahplatt.com/ Jews of Discretion by Andre Aciman https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/ar... Call Me By Your Name by Andre Aciman https://a.co/d/7fLAEs2 Preorder Room on The Sea by Andre Aciman https://a.co/d/hc4Cigo History of Jewish Expulsion from the Middle East & North Africa https://www.worldjewishcongress.org/e... #andreaciman #jonahplatt #beingjewish #beingjewishwithjonahplatt #callmebyyourname #podcast #youtubepodcast #jewishpodcast #jewishculture #interview #jewishauthors