Posted on 05/03/2005 2:55:50 PM PDT by CHARLITE
Most of the contents have been safely labelled "chr*stian" so that "philo-Semites" may condemn them.
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations.
- John Adams
There is no greater compliment to the Jews than the fact that the degree of their unpopularity is always the scientific measure of the cruelty and silliness of the regime under which they live.
- Sinclair Lewis
Thanks.
I haven't learned how to do italics or how to bold-face text.
(Heck half the time I'm doing good to spell everything correctly!)
I've seen this one many times. The anecdote I heard was that Napoleon rather mockingly asked someone to prove that God existed, and he was told "the Jew, your majesty!" I've also heard that the same question was asked by Frederick the Great, and he received the same response.
Great poem ping!
Thanks, you're too kind *blush*
Berger, a middle aged Jewish man, was being hidden in an attic in Berlin during the dark days of the Holocaust. He had very carefully stowed himself away in a friend's house, and the friends, ostensibly good and loyal Germans, had managed to keep Berger's presence secret since 1941.
After a few years of staying carefully hidden, Berger was starting to get a bit claustrophobic. "Fritz," Berger called out, "let me out...I need to get some air." "But Johann, what if the Nazis find you?" his friend replied. "I'll be careful, but this attic is closing in on me, I really need to get out for a while." So Fritz let Berger out.
As luck would have it, the Americans had just bombed Berlin, and the city was in an uproar, so Berger just blended in with the crowd. Everything was going fine until Berger was spotted by none other than Hitler himself!
Berger took cover behind a horsedrawn cart, but the Fuehrer still spotted him. Hitler walked up to Berger, and said "Ahhhhhhhh! You thought you could hide from me, Jew?" Berger replied, "Well, the thought HAD crossed my mind."
Spotting a pile of manure behind the cart horse, Hitler pulled his pistol and said, "Before I turn you over to Himmler, we're going to have some fun." He pointed at the manure pile, leveled his pistol at Berger and shouted, "Now, Jew, EAT!" Trembling, Berger began to do as he was told, and started eating the manure.
At the sight of the Jewish man eating the steaming pile of horse dung, Hitler was overcome with laughter. He began laughing so hard, he dropped his pistol. Upon seeing the pistol drop, Berger grabbed it, pointed it at Hitler, and said, "Now YOU eat!" Hitler began to shovel the manure into his mouth.
While the dictator was busy consuming the manure, Berger ran back to his friend's house. Fritz, seeing Berger come up the step, quickly let him in and helped him back to the attic. "Did anyone spot you while you were out, Johann?" the German asked his friend. Berger replied "Noone of any importance, but guess who I had lunch with?"
Grace under pressure. Thank God for the Jewish people.
Thanks so much. Great reply! I agree with you entirely. As a gentile, I've had the outstanding good luck to have been associated with a great many Jewish people in my life, and my respect for them is just inexpressibly profound. What a people! I can well understand why God chose them for greatness. May He continue to protect them.
Char
What is your issue with Tolstoy in this quote?
Not all peoples have drawn their religion from the Jewish people. Tolstoy was speaking in hyperbole.
Fair enough. Thanks for answering.
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