Photo of Jason & Janine Simon
When asked what I am, white is never my answer. White is nothing more than a color or #FFFFFF in the digital world. I always answer Jewish. Is Jewish a race? Not really; for me, it is a cultural marker. Am I religious? Not in the formal sense, but I believe.
When asked where I’m from, I answer California. When asked again, where are you really from, I answer Southern California. I know that my ancestors are from Europe; some from Poland and others from Russia, but I am Jewish first, Californian second, and American third. Oh, and I usually throw in that I have red hair.
