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\u201cWho lives, who dies, Who tells your story?\u201d – Lin Manuel Miranda.<\/span><\/p>\n

Joseph knows, perhaps even determines, who lives and who dies through his interpretation of dreams. Yet he waits and waits and waits languishing in prison as nobody tells his story. His version of events, as he described in the last chapter to the Pharaoh\u2019s cupbearer, is one of complete innocence \u201cI was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, nor have I done anything here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet when his story is finally related by the cupbearer to Pharaoh only one important detail about the protagonist remains \u201ca Hebrew lad, a servant to the chief steward.\u201d Pharaoh is desperate to understand his incomprehensible dreams, but if the cupbearer is truly sorry for forgetting Joseph up to this point, and wants to convince Pharaoh to release a convicted felon, he might mention that this interpreter of dreams is a kind and decent person. One that despite being in jail he claims innocence\u2026yet the only detail he mentions is his ethnicity. \u00a0Sadly, this is not the only instance.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Joseph rebuffs the advances of Potiphar\u2019s wife she tells her servants \u201cLook, he brought us a Hebrew (<\/span>letzachek<\/span><\/i>) to dally with us.\u201d When Joseph invites the brothers to eat a meal with him they are served and eat separately \u201cbecause the Egyptians could not dine with the Hebrews, since that would be abhorrent to the Egyptians.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Racism is pervasive in Egypt. People are described by the color of their skin, not by the content of their character.<\/span><\/p>\n

To Pharaoh\u2019s credit, the racism is not in the palace. Following Joseph\u2019s interpretation of the dreams and economic plan Pharaoh exclaims \u201cCould we find another like him, a man in whom is the spirit of God?\u201d Pharaoh recognizes Joseph\u2019s abilities (due to God) and allows him to run the country. Joseph wears the finest Egyptian clothing, rides around in the poshest wagons, and Pharaoh even serves as Joseph\u2019s matchmaker, marrying him off to the daughter of a priestly family.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet, while the overt racism may disappear when a Hebrew is in charge and helping the country reach unprecedented economic power, when it is not quashed it remains underground and it is only a matter of time until Joseph is an unknown, and his people are \u201cthe fifth column\u201d ready to bring down the ruling party.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who lives and who dies are questions that many of us leave to the Almighty, but each of us are responsible in the way we describe others, how we frame, describe and tell stories.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":103624,"id":103624,"title":"-6249851ea7f6f--6249851ea7f70gen41-racism different black white.jpg","filename":"6249851ea7f6f-6249851ea7f70gen41-racism-different-black-white.jpg.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/cetwpuploads.blob.core.windows.net\/wp929\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6249851ea7f6f-6249851ea7f70gen41-racism-different-black-white.jpg.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/who-lives-who-dies-who-tells-your-story\/6249851ea7f6f-6249851ea7f70gen41-racism-different-black-white-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"6249851ea7f6f-6249851ea7f70gen41-racism-different-black-white-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":39635,"date":"2022-04-03 11:29:34","modified":"2022-10-09 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