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"Worst incident was the bully Egan brothers (devout Catholics) ganging up and severely beating me, breaking my nose. My Father had the chutzpah to FORCE old man Egan to pay every cent of damages --- though Egan sniffed we were just "money-grubbing Jews."


well then shoot..I must be a 'money-grubbing Jew' too...

I had a kid just reciently scratch my car paint with a knife...

went down to his parents house and had to deal with THEM!!!!!

The parents were trying to lie for their kid...DIDN'T WORK>>>and the kid tried to lie...DIDN'T WORK>..so...they paid for my car to be fixed...and we are 'friends' now...but, I threatened them to take them to court if they didn't pay. But, everything is fine now.

Jr-please forgive my ignorance here, but I am not well versed with the difference between Orthodox Jews and non.

Could you clarify please?

Sounds like you are a good hearted man...and takes care of his family. For that I respect you.

as for lumping all "CHRISTIANS" together....no, I can't do that. as for women being just lower caste nope...that is not true Christian behavor. AND it simply isn't Biblical.

One of the things I loved reading about is the Isrealite saga. which goes from Genisis to the end of the old testament..and a little in the New Testament.

The Isrealites are a strong people...the Jews went from gaining a country back in Abraham's day...to losing it from the Roman Empire in what I think somewhere around 45 AD?? to regaining it in 1945...to trying to hold on to it today.

It is my humble opinion, that Hitler, was trying to wipe out the Jewish race, (and others) and aniolate their existance. Just think, IF he had been successful, then the Jewish books and the Bible would have had to been re-written to devalue their existance, hence, making them into a 'myth', like the dragons..(mean and icky creatures that needed to be conquered)

IT IS ALSO, mho, that BECAUSE HITLER FAILED..the Jewish people have risen ABOVE normal politcal opinion, and have somewhat become heros themselves.

As of today, and I am relying on you JR to validate this, is that BEFORE WWII, Americans and Europe had a low opinion of Jewish people...but AFTER WWII the opinions changed. NOW, granted we still have anti-semetic views everywhere...just like anti-everybody else views. HOWEVER, my point is that IT IS MUCH better than what it WAS!

OK NOW to the no prayer in schools...This on i am not sure about. Number one, that having prayer in schools violates other religions beliefs. I believe Christians should be allowed to pray in school..however, I believe Muslims, jews, other religions should be allowed as well.

TO ALSO, comment: FREEDOM OF RELIGION, does not mean FREEDOM FROM RELIGION.

Now, I have an option if I were Catholic to send my child to Catholic school..If I were Baptist or whatever religion, I can send my child to that school to learn about my religion.

As for the FLIP side, WHEN THEY TOOK prayer OUT OF SCHOOL, they replaced PRAYER with GUNS, violence, and hatred. There is STRONG evidence...regarding the corrolation. Because when prayer stopped, the violence exculated. ALSO, when they took out corporal punishment, the violence exculated.

so, If I had to choose between Guns or Prayer, I would chose prayer.

ONE thing I will disagree with you with......is that The TRUE CHRISTIAN belief IS NOT anti-semetic AT ALL PERIOD...However, I WILL AGREE THAT there are some people who profess to be Christians, (and I am not about to say that they are not, because only God, himself knows that answer)ARE ANTI-Semetic.

Another, I will disagree with you on, is that the TRUE CHristian belief DOES NOT believe that women are slaves, or inferior...they believe that the woman helps the man, and that it is a friendship thing.

However, I will agree, that some people who profess to be Christians, do think that women are inferior, however that belief is NOT Biblical. There are people everywhere who believe that 'THEY ARE BETTER THAN someone else.." it is just vanity.

As for the time frame you grew up in, it is my belief that the Jews got their reputation for being "penny pinching Jews" because they lived around WASP neighborhoods and with Catholics. If you recall the Irish, had a reputation for whisky drinking...Well, let me put it this way, If I WAS always spending money on drinking...I probably wouldn't have the money to spend on providing other things for my family. And it would be very EASY for me in my drunken stooper, to say to my Jewish neighbors who the father WAS taking care of his FAMILY BEST as he could...to say, "oh you just think that you are just so high and mighty...you penny pincher!" because WHY WOULD I WANT TO ADMIT THAT I AM a drunk? or an alcholic?? and DON't Take care of family very well...

Well, I think you get my point...People bully and dog others out because they are jealous of another's sucess or to cover up their own shortcomings and inferiority complexes.

Your dad sounds like he was a good man, just by the way you talk about him. AND if he was refered to as a 'penny pinching Jew" -------WHATEVER!! Who cares what people say who aren't as successful as your father was at caring for his family. Obviously, your father was doing something right--AND was so successful, and HAPPY, that the other neighbors WHO WEREN'T noticed...