The true Jews

Manhattan, 1990.

The true Jews

Afro-Americans, Haitians, Jamaicans, Puerto Ricans, Brazilians and even American Indians are apparently the true Jews, due to their ancestry and blood ties. At least that’s what these New Yorkers squatting an intersection affirm. A passer-by feels this theory doesn’t seem very kosher, and has no qualms about sharing his view with those who maintain they are the real descendants of Israel. Tensions mount, arguments burst forth, but there’s no throat slitting, no bomb blasting. This surrealistic debate about the ten lost tribes of Israel is shrouded by the ongoing clamour of everyday life. I love New York.