Re: PBS Colonial House

2004-05-19 Thread brobborb
Hey I wonder how much involved those Jews were in slavery in the Americas.  I didnt know Jews came over I thought they were all protestants or something.   - Original Message -   From: Kevin Graeme   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:04 AM   Subject: Re: PBS Colonial

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2004-05-19 Thread Lyons, Larry
OK. It was my understanding that the discussion was on the English colonies. larry > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 2:16 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: PBS Colonial House > > > Um, on th

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2004-05-19 Thread Kevin Graeme
Um, on that page it had a picture of Moses Levy with a date of 1665 and a plaque for a cemetary consecrated in 1656. A cemetary consecrated only 26 years later than you mention would suggest that Jews lived there before they died there. But I've never even seen the show. It was just an intriguing

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2004-05-19 Thread Lyons, Larry
ommunity > Subject: Re: PBS Colonial House > > > http://www.jewishpub.org/about/fj_in_a2.php > > -Kevin > > - Original Message - > From: "Judith Dinowitz" > > > What did Jews do in Colonial America, anyway? > > > [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

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2004-05-19 Thread William H Bowen
> To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: PBS Colonial House > > Exactly, I mean these are the good old fashioned family values America was > founded on. And the ones Dubya may like to see reinstated. > > -Original Message- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Se

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2004-05-19 Thread John Stanley
i hope you are kidding -Original Message- From: Monique Boea [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:10 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: PBS Colonial House and they should be reinstated...would certainly help to stop the decaying our society... -Original

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2004-05-19 Thread Ben Doom
> Still prohibited are all unlawful games upon Sundays: > - Cockfights > - Bull- and bear-baiting > - Bowling No bowling on Sunday?  UnAmerican!  Communist, maybe? > Corporal Punishment was administered, either whipping or by branding with a > hot iron, or boring through the tongue with a bodkin.

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2004-05-19 Thread Monique Boea
and they should be reinstated...would certainly help to stop the decaying our society... -Original Message- From: John Stanley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: PBS Colonial House Exactly, I mean these are the good old

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2004-05-19 Thread John Stanley
FOR THE WORSHIP OF GOD AND OBSERVATION OF THE SABBATH Sabbath No man or woman shall dare to violate or break the Sabbath by any work or travel, but shall duly sanctify and observe it with his family by preparing themselves at home with private prayer according to the commandments of God. Also,

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2004-05-19 Thread John Stanley
ished by death or banishment from the Colony. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:02 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: PBS Colonial House LOL! I couldn't be in the experiment because I couldn't go to Church every Su

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2004-05-19 Thread Phillip B
You got me curious so I googled and found this. http://www.jewishpeople.net/usfirstjews.html Phillip B, Judith Dinowitz wrote: > > What did Jews do in Colonial America, anyway? > > Judith > > [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

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2004-05-19 Thread Kevin Graeme
http://www.jewishpub.org/about/fj_in_a2.php -Kevin - Original Message - From: "Judith Dinowitz" > What did Jews do in Colonial America, anyway? [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]

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2004-05-19 Thread John Stanley
Exactly, I mean these are the good old fashioned family values America was founded on. And the ones Dubya may like to see reinstated. -Original Message- From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 12:01 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: PBS Colonial House

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2004-05-19 Thread Kevin Graeme
Witch! Burn the witch! -Kevin - Original Message - From: "John Stanley" > Yeah, me too. I do think that the people shouldnt have been able to ignore > the sabbath. I mean if you agree to go live in an experimental colony with > the laws of the 17th century, then you should at least coop

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2004-05-19 Thread Judith Dinowitz
ssage - From: "Lyons, Larry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:45 AM Subject: RE: PBS Colonial House > I don't think I'd last 5 minutes without breaking at least 2 of the laws. > I&

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2004-05-19 Thread Lyons, Larry
ay 19, 2004 11:36 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: PBS Colonial House > > > I watched a little last night. Pretty cool show. I wouldn't > last long on > that show. I'd have so many letters on my chest, I could > write  a short > story. > > John Stanley

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2004-05-19 Thread John Stanley
le cant be punished like they could back then. To me it's a little less realistic and fun because there is not that totally repressive religious culture I was expecting. -Original Message- From: Phillip B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:36 AM To: CF-Community S

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2004-05-19 Thread Deanna Schneider
I'm watching it. I missed the first hour last night, but otherwise have seen it. It's pretty decent. The British version of these shows has been so much better. They focus much more on the history and much less on the interpersonal squabbles. - Original Message - From: "John Stanley" > I

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2004-05-19 Thread brobborb
What?!  No slaves?!  heh I assume that u've never seen the other cool shows PBS had.  check out FRONTIER HOUSE.  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse/index.html It puts Survivor to shame.   - Original Message -   From: John Stanley   To: CF-Community   Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 1

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2004-05-19 Thread Phillip B
I watched a little last night. Pretty cool show. I wouldn't last long on that show. I'd have so many letters on my chest, I could write  a short story. John Stanley wrote: > Is anyone watching this? I like it. It's the first show on PBS that I have > ever watched at any length. > > > http://www