The Stutterer’s Suicide and the Psychiatrist’s Dream
Diego Viga
1970
“. . . Are you Jewish?”
“Of course, I am. I went to South America to escape persecution, not to enjoy the pleasant climate.”
“Well, I’m neither a practicing Jew nor a Zionist. In fact, I dislike any kind of nationalism and often ask myself why we even bother to remain Jews. It’s probably out of loyalty precisely because we’ve been persecuted and…
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