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January 15, 2008

From My Mailbox

I always personally answer the emails from members of my website. Here's one recent question from a member that I've been asked a lot since immigrating to America 11 years ago, along with my response to him:

On Jan 9, 2008, at 1:51 PM, David wrote:
Hi Michael :) I think it's cool that you are Jewish and a porn star, but at the same time I think you sort of cutting yourself off from the Jewish people by being uncut. I understand that most Russian Jews aren't circumsiced, and that for you established in the porn industry you probably looking at it is as an asset, as uncut is like a big thing in America. But don't you think that if you want to be taken seriously within the Jewish community as a Jewish representative,that it is somehow wrong not only being uncut, but also emphasising that fact and celebrating it? I feel like you are a Jew with a non-Jewish body...no offence :) It's like you wanna be Jewish, but don't have a penis like one...Anyway, you're hot, just feel that you are a bit "on the other side" by having a non-Jewish looking penis...Hope you are not taking offence at this :) David

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Dear David,

First, I would like to thank you for being a member of my site as it is a great help. Now let me tell you what I really think about your question, and I hope you will not be offended as I will talk to you from my heart.

You are an American Jew, right? I am a Jew from Russia. I experienced Anti-Semetism on my own skin for 23 years of living there. My parents and grandparents experienced it for their entire life, which was poisoned by antiquarian Russian mentality. I am talking about anti-semetism like you've never experienced, and hopefully will never experience in your life (but who knows). Are you surprised that they decided to make attempt to spare me from the injustices which circumcision will bring? So, who is more Jewish, you or me?

I go to Israel every year, either to preform or on vacation. I entertained Israelis during the Lebanon war last year. Are you this kind of rare American Jew who goes to Israel (or have even visited once?), or the one who will never step foot there out of fear to be caught in a suicide attack? The kind of Jew that did nothing useful for the state of Israel in his life but squawked prayers and learned the Torah by heart? So, then who is more Jewish, you or me?

I make monetary donations to the IDF. I take all my friends to Israel to show them the beauty of the country, as I believe it is important to promote tourism to one of the most magnificent yet underrated places in the world, and am traveling with 5 friends again at the end of this February. What have you done for the Jewish state besides chopping your penis?

As a person with a name Michael Lucas and being uncut, and after all my horrible experiences of anti-semetism brought against me and my family in the USSR, I didn't ever have to reveal my Jewishness to the word, but I chose not only to reveal myself as a Jew but also as a zionist, as you can learn from my blog and from different articles that you can read in numerous interviews I have given to publications and seminars all over the world. No one asked me about it, I always brought it up. Do you think this particular fact helped my business, or do you think that many are thinking that this Jew is making money by exploiting other porn stars and other such garbage? Do you think I am warming up the consumer hearts by pointing that I am a Jew when I could have avoided it? I go here against my financial interest. So who is more Jewish, you or me?

In your opinion, for me in order to be a "real" Jew, I would have to chop off my foreskin at the age of 35 in order to be qualified? So all what separates a Jew from a non-Jew is a piece of foreskin? Doesn't that strike you as ridiculous? I am a Jewish atheist. I don't believe in a cruel Jewish god who allowed millions upon millions of Jews to be slaughtered and massacred for thousands of years. Half of my father's and grandmother's family vanished in the Holocaust- killed in gas chambers, burned in crematoriums, experimented on as if they were guinea pigs, etc. etc. Amen! Does your American family have this same experience, or did they live in peace and prosperity learning about these nightmares from the newspapers and history classes? If so, then who is more Jewish, you or me?

I believe in and stand with Israel. I believe in the strength and genius of Jewish people in our courage and optimism, in our abilities to survive, to overcome any tragedies and to come back even stronger. I believe in our great history of sticking together and not assimilating, even in the worst times, and to always remember our heritage.

You are asking me if I want to be taken seriously among Jewish communities? When I preformed in Israel during the war, the Israeli's were kissing my hands. Every major Israeli newspaper wrote about me. So I am not worried about not being taken seriously by religious hypocrites whose only contribution to Jewish cause is beating their heads with prayer in the Catskills, growing long beards and curling their sideburns like La Dame aux Camélias. And to be frank, I don't care to be taken seriously by Jews who believe that a piece of foreskin is a measure of qualification. To be perfectly honest, I feel infuriated that I have to even go into such details when talking to a an American Jew, who I am pretty sure is less of a Jew than I am, even if your penis is cut short.

So who is more Jewish, you who is cut or me who is uncut? The conversation is open, but I have made up my mind.

Best regards,

Michael

Posted by Michael at January 15, 2008 05:17 PM

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