Dear Chutzpanim,I have a good Towarzysz in a Hebrew learning class (called an Ulpan in Hebrew), and he has a very Chutzpah instructor. In general the instructor likes to waste the students' time at the beginning of each class by describing her political views, which of course aren't congruent with my friend's beliefs, since this is a story about something that irked him into a Chutzpan.She was describing the various Aliyahs , where Jews from all over the world "returned" to Israel. She drew a map on the board, complete with arrows pointing from originating countries to the Land of Milk and Honey . "Now that the Jews have their homeland again, it is a shame that they are not born in their true homeland," she admonished. "This is the only place Jews belong, and they are less not living here."Now normally, amongst Israelis, it is a common sentiment that Jews can, and even should return to Israel. This is part of Zionism , and every Jew has the right to become an Israeli citizen by Israeli law . Normally, however, depicting Jews living outside of Israel as less "Jewish," is considered extreme. Of course, this an Ulpan, which is a class originally formed to teach Hebrew to new Jewish immigrants to Israel.My friend, although not such a great Chutzpan, often lacking quick responses to ridiculous statements, some of his beautiful axons collided. He stretched his long arm out to ask a question. "Yes, but what about the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ?" he naively asked after being called on.She flipped her shit.The Jewish Autonomous Oblast was initiated by Joseph Stalin as an "alternative" to Israel for the large Jewish minority in the Soviet Union. It is conveniently located in far eastern Russia, and Uncle Joe's friendly policy to the Jews led to a Jewish population approaching 30,000 at one point, still only 10 % of the local population. Of course, for Jews, the JAO wasn't equivalent to Israel, but this tall Goy had made a great Chutzpah point.What do you think?-Sauce