"A Jew without Jews, without Judaism, without Zionism, without Jewishness, without a temple or an army or even a pistol, a Jew clearly without a home, just the object itself, like a glass or an apple"

This quote by Philip Roth speaks with the concept of Jewish identification as well as the suggestion of being a Jew without the standard trappings of Jewishness. It speaks with the idea of being a Jew without a physical house, without a temple, a military, or a handgun. It speaks with the concept of being a Jew without the standard pens of Jewishness, such as Judaism, Zionism, as well as Jewishness. It speaks to the idea of being a Jew without a physical residence, yet still being a Jew in the feeling of being a things, like a glass or an apple. This quote speaks with the idea of Jewish identity being something that is not necessarily connected to a physical location or to standard markers of Jewishness, but instead to an inner sense of identification as well as belonging. It speaks to the idea of being a Jew without a physical house, but still being a Jew in the sense of being an item, like a glass or an apple.