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On being Jewish, acceptance and ambition: 8 life questions to Jonathan Safran Foer

He finds himself lazy and under-ambitious, and struggles with acceptance - of himself, of others, of the world. Because his grandparents had experienced the Holocaust, there was a taboo on being unhappy in his youth.

Eight life questions to Jewish-American writer Jonathan Safran Foer. 'Between what I could and actually do, there is a big gap.'

1. Which trait do you struggle with the most?

'I have trouble accepting myself, others, the world, ...

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He finds himself lazy and under-ambitious, and struggles with acceptance - of himself, of others, of the world. Because his grandparents had experienced the Holocaust, there was a taboo on being unhappy in his youth.

Eight life questions to Jewish-American writer Jonathan Safran Foer. 'Between what I could and actually do, there is a big gap.'

1. Which trait do you struggle with the most?

'I have trouble accepting myself, others, the world, ...

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