Interesting, I can't say that I've ever seen anyone wearing a skull cap in
the suburb I live in but if I go to a suburb where there is a synagogue I'll
see plenty.
...Wayne (who once appeared as a film extra as Jewish gentleman !)
>
> I am not offended, first of all, just surprised. While I do not expect NZ
to be
> like New York in this regard, I do see Jews with skullcaps in places like
the UK,
> Spain, Denmark, and elsewhere, whether local or US or Israeli tourists.
That's
> why I was somewhat surprised that Brian had never seen one.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> On 17 Apr 2013, at 01:41, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
> > I've never been to New Zealand but that's exactly what I expected
> > would be your reply. If you live in New York City (as I did during
> > the summer of 1974) you see orthodox Jews all the time. But I live in
> > upstate New York. If I drove about 8 miles over to Binghamton
> > University (my Alma mater of many years ago) where there is a fairly
> > large contingent of Jewish students from New York City I would very
> > probably come across some orthodox Jews walking around the campus.
> > But it would be slightly unusual to see them in other local settings
> > except, perhaps, for stores close to the university. Were it not for
> > the university and the large contingent of students from the City I'd
likely
> not see any at all.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > On 4/16/2013 9:12 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> >> Nathan wrote
> >>>
> >>> I hope you are joking, Brian. Have never seen an orthodox Jew with a
> >>> skull cap before?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Nathan
> >>
> >> Oops, sorry for the offence.
> >>
> >> The answer is, no, never in all my life anywhere in the world. I do
> >> not know nor have ever to my knowledge ever met such a person. Nor
> >> have I any acquaintance with their customs.
> >>
> >> Seriously.
> >>
> >> My apology for any offence caused. It was done in ignorance.
> >>
> >> Brian Swale
> >>
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