Definitely the synergy between all three parts is the plus. I dont think that you have to be Jewish but definitely from Leeds. Leeds is a very peculiar city in as much as it handled so many waves of immigrants and yet stayed Yorkshire. Leeds at one point had the 2nd highest density of Jews not living in Israel, per capita, in the World [New York was first] May be not be PC to say so but all the waves tried to retain some form of identity and yet integrate into the Yorshireness cum Leedsiness. You had a sort of goal to achieve. Why not PC? -- because I got the distinct feeling that the last wave of immigrants were not on the same hymn sheet. Not that it was their fault. It was the gormless authorities that bent over backwards to destroy that process. Their deep 'compassion' lacked all sympathy and true understanding. It was condescending, shallow and self defeating. There's nowt wrong in being from Leeds. There nothing wrong in being a yid from alyidley. I was proud of both if a bit uneasy. But it works its way through. I don't know if that will happen or could have happened with the the way the last wave was managed or, in my opinion, completely mismanaged.
Michael Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 13 November 2010 09:07, Andy Clayton <[email protected]> wrote: > I've had the book about a week, and have really struggled to get into it. > > I'm neither from Leeds or Jewish, and the limited LUFC content isn't > anything I haven't read before. > > I would suggest you'd have to have two out of three from Leeds/Jewish/LUFC > to enjoy it. > > Andy C > > > > On 13 Nov 2010, at 06:43, Dr Michael Benjamin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I've downloaded > > Being completely prejudiced I feel like this guy is my spiritual twin. > Same > > emotions, same experiences, same narrative. > > It's a story about Leeds United, Leeds & the Jews of Leeds. > > Three stands that are so intricately interweaved. > > I am absolutely raving about it > > A must read if you are Leeds. > > > http://www.amazon.com/Promised-Land-ebook/dp/B003VYAH3M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3IAL5YNEWVRJR&s=digital-text&qid=1289630071&sr=8-1 > > > > > > Dr Michael Benjamin, > > Community Psychiatrist > > ------------------------------- > > myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT > > http://www.myRay.com > > ------------------------------ > > Mental Health: > > http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com > > -------------------------------- > > Auditing || Quality Control > > http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ > > -------------------------------- > > Blog: > > http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: > http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman-new.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
