In general, Jewish identity at Wesleyan has been less notable for its emphasis on ethnic or religious solidarity than on qualities that have come to be associated with a different kind of Jewish cultural identity in America - activist liberal politics, intellectualism and a freewheeling brand of creativity. That description could have extended to Justin-Jinich. A New York Times article said Justin-Jinich was Jewish but quoted a former roommate as saying she regarded herself as "agnostic and politically liberal." "That's Jewish!" Zwelling exclaimed. He added that the profile of the "typical" Wesleyan student - intellectual, elite and well-heeled - though perhaps not entirely accurate, overlaps to a great extent with the image of the young Jewish suburbanites who do, in fact, attend such universities as Wesleyan.
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