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To: Condor who wrote (81848)	3/13/2003 3:16:48 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

Condor, You are being silly. Read the posts from other posters confirming some of this. I just stated facts of my childhood in the Bronx as told to me by irish and italian lads, some of who are close friends today. You and Karen live in good parishes. And i am heartened by that. What i talk about took place in the fifties to some extent but mostly in the forties and especially before WW2. mike

To: Condor who wrote (81848)	3/13/2003 3:28:51 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

It would appear paranoia and bigotry runs deep in places on this thread. Must be a combination of Canada and the West Coast for you and Karen. If you were Irish in the 40s or 50s, and lived in Boston, New York, Chicago, etc, "Sheeny," Christ Killer" and similar expressions were normal terms from Catholic kids.

To: Condor who wrote (81848)	3/14/2003 1:02:21 AM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 281500

I see the anti Irish-Catholic sentiment is still here. My mom was raised Catholic in Iowa, and I never heard her evenr speak about Jewish people let alone say anything anti-Semitic. So I called my Italian friend Mary back home in CA. Her mom was raised by nuns in a convent in NY and I guess they were overly strict with the mom, because she had these spells. Mary told me her mom never said anything against Jews. Theresa died last year; she was 80. From Canada to CA to NY and the midwest, not one ever heard anything against Jews. And I've had many Jewish friends over the years, my brother is married to a Jew; we have never heard of such malarkey. I'm appalled.