...or for MD... Jewvuzella! jk
On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: > GO AFRICA!!!! > > Vuvuzella for everyone! > > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 2:33 AM, Michael Dinowitz < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> During WWII, a Japanese government official asked a Rabbi why the Nazi's >> hated the Jews so much. The Rabbi answered "because we're Asian". (Israel >> is >> on the Asian continent) >> >> In the last few generations, Judith's family was in Poland and Romania. >> Her >> mother is the daughter of a Levi and I've seen pictures in her mother's >> house of Rabbis from generations back. My family also hails from the >> Poland >> area and my mother is the daughter of a Cohen. >> >> Bottom line is that I'm Jewish in faith and in decent. I belong to a >> cultural and genealogical group of people who have had a continuous >> presence >> in Israel for thousands of years and Israel has been central in our >> prayers >> and beliefs for all of that time. My being an American or having light >> skin >> does not break that connection in any way. >> >> But in the end, aren't we all African. :) >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Eric Roberts < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Where is Judith's family from? And where were your parents from? That >> > could >> > play into that as well. In my family...they are all white like the rest >> of >> > the Poles/Lithuanians/Czechoslovakians/Russians where they came >> from...not >> > a >> > whole lot of middle eastern traits. Add that to my Germanic and Irish >> > heritage as well...and my daughters and I are pretty white. I am sure >> > there >> > is some Israeli Jew in there somewhere, but not to the point where I >> would >> > consider it my homeland. By your logic, I can say that Africa is my >> > homeland... >> > >> > Eric >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2010 11:57 PM >> > To: cf-community >> > Subject: Re: palestine, a country? >> > >> > >> > You see, that's what pisses me off. The attempt to separate Jews (i.e. >> me) >> > from Israel. In other words, delegitimizing my connection to my >> homeland. >> > How about this. It has been shown that the those of the 'priestly' class >> of >> > Judaism have specific genes that can and have been traced across >> > generations >> > and locations. A Jew from Iceland and a Jew from Yemen who are both >> Kohanim >> > both share a proven genetic heritage. >> > Lets try another one. For all of the generations that my family has been >> in >> > the European area, my brother still has an olive complexion. Not as dark >> as >> > an Israeli but darker than me. My son Moshe has a darker, more olive >> > complexion than I do, though not as dark as my brother. >> > So bottom line is that I am of Israeli decent and the Jews in Israel are >> my >> > people in blood as well as faith. >> > >> > On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Eric Roberts < >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Here's a serious question for you Michael...are you of Israeli >> descent, >> > or >> > > does you family come from Eastern Europe? If they are from Eastern >> > > Europe...the Israeli's aren't your people other than the fact they >> share >> > > your faith. Any middle eastern blood has long since been diluted out >> > from >> > > eastern Euro populations. Even and insular as Jews were in Europe, >> they >> > > did >> > > intermarry quite a bit with the local population. >> > > >> > > Eric >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:331938 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
