is the process by which the mind seeks to confirm what it already believes. When in the throes of confirmation bias, we seek and interpret information that will allow us to continue to hold on to our beliefs, even when presented with contradictory evidence. You aren’t Jewish, Mark Strand had flatly said. We could have used you in the ghetto. Mrs. Kushner ran her hand through my hair. Raised kosher, I replied more times than I can count. Went to a yeshiva. Spoke fluent Hebrew. And when faced with the bemusement, the disbelief: I know. It’s crazy. I mean, I was the Kodak Christmas poster child.
