Just so you know, there are lots of Jews from the South, like me, who are most certainly not Yankees, and who despise the term. Like me. And lest you think that the Jews are some sort of prewar carpetbaggers, look up names like Haym Solomon and Judah Benjamin, as well as just about every major player in the triangular trade that made the South so successful for so long, and share these stories with your friends and family the next time you hear the words “Jew Yankee.”
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“Just so you know, there are lots of Jews from the South, like me, who are most certainly not Yankees, and who despise the term. Like me. And lest you think that the Jews are some sort of prewar carpetbaggers, look up names like Haym Solomon and Judah Benjamin, as well as just about every major player in the triangular trade that made the South so successful for so long, and share these stories with your friends and family the next time you hear the words “Jew Yankee.”
You know, I don’t know you. You don’t know me. The Jew’s I know came from New York. That makes them a Yankee. If you think that is a derogatory term then that is on you. And I didn’t think or even suggest that any Jews were “pre-war carpet baggers” Where the hell did you get that?
I’ll tell you this. One thing that get’s me pissed off is people putting words in my mouth. And you just did it. So, You can just kiss my ass. Jew or not. Asshole
I was wondering if someone would mention that.
My dad grew up in Mississippi long ago (he’s 93) and there were several Old South Jewish families living in his hometown. Culturally they were the same as everyone else, as different from northeastern Jews as any other Southerner could be.
Some history I was reading pointed out that the percentage of Jews in the Confederacy was larger than that of the North. Charleston had a sizable population. And of course Judah P Benjamin whom you mention was the Secretary of State of the Confederacy, among the other offices that he held.