“This undying vigilance is such a part of the Jewish psyche that it might as well be genetic. Nomads we are, and nomads we remain. Cars replaced caravans, tents calcified into houses, yet the wanderings of old course through us, simmering under the surface.” EthnicityJewishDiasporaCulture IdentityJewish IdentityNomadism Book:A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir Source: A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir