In Reply to: Why is that a horrible thing to say? posted by EBerlin on March 25, 2007 at 08:08:40:
***since around the time of my bar mitzvah I haven't been Jewish in any substantive sense.One has to be very careful in distinguishing the belonging to Jewish faith, and being a Jew. As your statement did not draw that distinction, it was potentially insulting. One must not ignore the fact that you can be a secular, atheistic Jew, a Jew by birth, by blood.
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- Re: Why is that a horrible thing to say? - Victor Khomenko 08:23:36 03/25/07 (11)
- There are people who were born in Russia, and who no longer think of themselves as such. What makes Jews different? (nt) - orejones 04:50:53 03/26/07 (2)
- You don't even know how to ask a question right. - Victor Khomenko 05:56:49 03/26/07 (1)
- Sure, dear pretender. Sure... (nt) - orejones 02:25:30 03/27/07 (0)
- A view - dave c 13:31:08 03/25/07 (2)
- I have no concern of Judaism - Victor Khomenko 06:22:11 03/26/07 (1)
- "Jewish" isn't a place - dave c 13:24:57 03/26/07 (0)
- Perhaps any one of us has the right to say... - EBerlin 09:36:14 03/25/07 (0)
- And some would argue you can be an Aryan, too---like it or not!! nt - tinear 08:52:20 03/25/07 (3)
- Well, of course you can, the Nazi do not own the word. - Victor Khomenko 09:11:00 03/25/07 (2)
- That's regional. Their kids who don't live in the region probably - tinear 12:51:53 03/25/07 (1)
- Help you with your confusion - Victor Khomenko 05:59:39 03/26/07 (0)