----- Original Message ----- From: "Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLWPD/RZO/BOZO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:09 AM Subject: RE: Scouted: Commentary: Why Europe Sides Against the Jews / tim e.com
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Verzonden: maandag 29 april 2002 12:03 > > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Onderwerp: Re: Scouted: Commentary: Why Europe Sides Against the Jews / > > tim e.com > > > > > Not that Jeroen will care, but a lot of the people who went down > > > > south to fight the racism there were American Jews. > > > > > > Out of curiosity, how many of those Jews went there because they > > > believed it was their duty as Jews, and how many went there simply > > > because they believed that racism was wrong and had to be fought -- > > > without their religion having anything to do with it? > > > > And that would make a difference how? > > The phrasing in the original post suggested that there was a relation > between people going south and those people being Jewish. I am trying to > find out whether that relation actually existed or if it was only mentioned > because the poster wanted to mention Jews (for whatever reason) even if it > would be totally irrelevant. > In the US, Jews have always tended to be politically Liberal. In those times especially Civil Rights was a big part of the Liberal Agenda. Being an ethnic minority, it is only natural that Jews had an interest in the promotion of civil rights. xponent Marching Maru rob
