It isn't Sam's mother that says that, it's Sam himself. The show was comparing Allan's situation with the Auschwitz (proxy the holocaust). Sam wanted a Jewish therapist because was under the impression that Jews are naturally better therapist (think Freud), it's a stereotype that he's completely taking seriously, to Sam Allan is an inhuman plaything, a pet, it's the show's way of painting him as a Nazi-like figure.
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Reply to In The Patient on Hulu, why is it so important to Sam and his mother that their therapist be Jewish? by PooveyFarmsRacer
It isn't Sam's mother that says that, it's Sam himself. The show was comparing Allan's situation with the Auschwitz (proxy the holocaust). Sam wanted a Jewish therapist because was under the impression that Jews are naturally better therapist (think Freud), it's a stereotype that he's completely taking seriously, to Sam Allan is an inhuman plaything, a pet, it's the show's way of painting him as a Nazi-like figure.