You guys are leaving out the fact that there are two meanings to being Jewish -- religion and ethnicity. One can be fervently Jewish in the ethnic sense without being religious.
Nick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alberto Monteiro Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 8:36 AM To: Brin-L Subject: Anti-Semitism Jeroen wrote: > >> One way is if a large portion of the population immigrated from >> countries that cracked down on _any_ religion at the time >> they left. > > But if those people left because they could not practice > their religion, would it not be logical that they would > start practicing their religion again after they left > said country? > But AFAIK jews were persecuted in those countries not because of their religion but because of the religion of their parents or grandparents. The persecution to the jewish religion was a strong bond in the jewish comunities all over the world. Wherever jews are not persecuted, they lose the bonds, assimilate through marriage to non-jews, and eventually cease to practice their religion. Alberto Monteiro
