Re: Salinger as a Jew

WILL HOCHMAN (hochman@uscolo.edu)
Fri, 26 Feb 1999 07:40:16 -0700 (MST)

ahh buddy, there's a sense of family, educucation and spiritual honesty in
the glass family that reflects some of the best aspects of my Jewish
experience...but I'm strong on thinking that Salinger didn't follow one
religion but gave his work spiritual energy by snthesizing qualities from
Judiasm, Chrisitianity, Hinduism & Buddhisim.  will

On Fri, 26 Feb 1999 Drnick19@aol.com wrote:

> Speaking as a Jew, the Glasses are about as Jewish as Salinger, i.e. that
> there is the same emphasis on knowledge, and a connection to something
> spiritual, if not 
> G-d, at least Seymour...other than that, there's not much to the Jewish
> aspect, as far as I see it.
> 
> Charles
>