----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:35 AM 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 > One thing that I think that I said many times is that being Jewish is not simply a matter of professing a religion. Judiasm is a religion, that is true. But, Jews are an ethnic group as well. The right of return for ethnic Jews to Israel is absolute. Only ultra-Orthadox converts have that right; most converted Jews have no right to Israelie citizenship. That is a bone of contention. As I finish this, I saw Nick beat me to it. :-) Dan M.
