Wow, I was quite blown away by these columns.

As a Middle England Jewish woman, I stopped buying the Guardian & Observer years ago because of the rampantly ridiculous editorial regarding Jews/Zionists/Israel.

McGrath you surely are exactly what Julie Burchill is referring to in her column. The typical product of the rantings of time in this and so many other countries against Jews.

I, along with most other Jews often wonder whether the non-Jew next door, whom we have lived with as part of the community for many years, would do as so many did across Europe during WWII, & turn us in to the 'authorities' if there was a purge on us as is so common through time. I wonder if you know that Jews always leave something of their property not quite finished, a brick loose maybe, or a tile, because we consider wherever we live a temporary place, & understand that at any time we may have to move on.

And let's remember that the Jewish society as the ideal is a true communist one. Where the rich look out for the poor, the lame, & all those who are unable to look after themselves. Perhaps this is what so many societies envy about us, that if a fellow Jew turns up on our doorstep, we will never turn them away, but will share our last mouthfull of bread with them, & then go out & work harder tomorrow, so that we can come home again & feed our fellows as well as ourselves. One of our greatest blessings, is to give th charity, something that others seem to forget, in this season of goodwill.

Peace & blessings