> > From: arnie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi guys, > > As a religious jew, and being this picture is of religious jews, I'd like to > point out something. I'm not sure when this picture was taken, but if it was > taken recently the mostly likely explanation for the gun is simple. This > friday (Saturday in Jerusalem) us jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, which > celebrates our triumph over Haman who tried to destroy the jewish nation > 2500 years ago. When we read the story in the synagogue, the custom is to > make noise whenever Haman's name is mentioned. Many children do this using > toy guns. > > In my experience, this is the only time that you will see religious jewish > children playing with guns in the street. > > Of course, if the picture was take in September, then my experience is > wrong.
Thanks, Arnie. That's an excellent bit of context for the picture. mike ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
