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(2004) Kerry's Grandfather Left Judaism Behind in Europe
New York Times ^ | May 16, 2004 | Joseph Berger

Posted on 12/28/2016 11:23:05 AM PST by PghBaldy

On May 18, 1905, Frederick A. Kerry, a 32-year-old Viennese, arrived in New York City by steamship, the Königin Luise, with his wife and 4-year-old son, hopeful that his new country would bring him the success and social acceptance that had eluded him in Europe.

Mr. Kerry probably could not have imagined that within a century a grandson, John Forbes Kerry, would find himself the Democratic candidate for president.

Frederick Kerry brought with him a secret: he was born a Jew, Fritz Kohn, in what is now the Czech Republic, but he and his wife, Ida, had converted to Roman Catholicism. Senator Kerry, a Catholic whose maternal side includes such blueblooded names as Winthrop and Forbes, said he did not know his paternal grandfather was Jewish until a reporter for The Boston Globe told him last year

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: judaism; kerry; kerryantiisrael; kerrybio; kerryfamily; kerryjewish; kohn
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Also, the brother & sister of Kerry's grandmother, Ida, died in the camps
1 posted on 12/28/2016 11:23:05 AM PST by PghBaldy
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To: PghBaldy

Ironic then that he himself is so hateful towards Jewish people.


2 posted on 12/28/2016 11:24:22 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

Yes it is. Makes it all the more tragic what he has helped to set in motion.


3 posted on 12/28/2016 11:26:15 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: PghBaldy

Now that this is out, wonder how his next elbow rub with the terrorists he so loves will go?


4 posted on 12/28/2016 11:27:53 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: PghBaldy

Progressive Jews ( like George Soros ) do not believe in God?


5 posted on 12/28/2016 11:27:59 AM PST by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: PghBaldy

Too bad they didn’t leave Kerry behind.

He never wanted to be pro-America, in faith or the morals of a Christian Republic.

“Enemies in the gate” has always been Kerry’s fondest desire.


6 posted on 12/28/2016 11:29:22 AM PST by RitaOK (Viva Christo Rey! Public Education is the farm team for more Marxists coming,... infinitum.)
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To: PghBaldy

What? I thought Kerry was from Old New England descent


7 posted on 12/28/2016 11:33:03 AM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: PghBaldy

What? I thought Kerry was from Old New England descent


8 posted on 12/28/2016 11:33:05 AM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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Progressive Jews ( like George Soros ) do not believe in God?

Progressive __________ do not believe in God. Proggies are humanists -- they and their knowledge and their intellect and their opinions are God.

9 posted on 12/28/2016 11:33:28 AM PST by polymuser (There's a big basket of deportables.)
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To: Darksheare
Ironic then that he himself is so hateful towards Jewish people.

Are you kidding? For years I've had people pointing out to me this bizarre characteristic called "self hate" among Jews. Apparently hatred of your own people is a "thing" among a lot of Jews. (Probably Reform or Conservative. Thank God the Orthodox don't go in for this sort of nonsense.)

10 posted on 12/28/2016 11:38:41 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: PghBaldy

His Hapsburg jaw gives him away.


11 posted on 12/28/2016 11:41:24 AM PST by txhurl (Chode: a word about taglines)
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To: george76

Soros is not a Jew or even a ‘progressive Jew’..he has repeatedly stated his committment to atheism, he does NOT believe in God.
(yes, you can trace his family back to Jewish roots for sure, but young Soros worked as a Nazi collaborator rounding up Jewish citizens and stealing their possessions, during WW2...Further, he’s stated he has no regrets for having done so...)

to answer your question, Soros does NOT believe in God.


12 posted on 12/28/2016 11:44:18 AM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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“What? I thought Kerry was from Old New England descent”

Well, he married into that with his first wife: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Thorne


13 posted on 12/28/2016 11:52:02 AM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: DiogenesLamp

Are you kidding? For years I’ve had people pointing out to me this bizarre characteristic called “self hate” among Jews.


This self-hate think is not just a Jewish thing look at what’s going on the west in general with all our little white leftiest snowflakes.

The Progressive left hates judeo-christian Western culture. So Progressive left jews just like Progressive left Americans just like Progressive left Europeans in General are out to destroy their own....

the same strain of Progressive left indoctrinated self-hatred is evident all these groups

Are these Jews attitudes towards Israel any way different then the attitude of the little white Progressive left college student for America. Read National Review and some of the articles about and some of the vile articles about Blue Collar Middle America....

Flyover country = Israel


14 posted on 12/28/2016 11:54:31 AM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: PghBaldy

Looks like he chose dementocrat of Judaism. He’s soooooooo friggin’ smart. Right? Maybe, not so much.


15 posted on 12/28/2016 11:55:52 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: tophat9000

On his mother’s side, yes.


16 posted on 12/28/2016 12:00:48 PM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: tophat9000

Good point. Yes, the entire West seems intent on some bizarre form of self hatred and self destruction.


17 posted on 12/28/2016 12:04:21 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: PghBaldy

So John Kerry’s Treason is complete!

He has betrayed his Jewish, his Catholic, and his American heritage.


18 posted on 12/28/2016 12:06:58 PM PST by G Larry (America now has the opportunity to return to God.)
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To: PghBaldy

Yeah I’m ten generation (family came to New England in 1630) and was reading something on the Family I had one of Kerry ancestors of my ancestors being founding members of some church in the 1600’s...

Funny thing is I’m from an old New England family but we’re more “Swamp Yankee” (working class Yankee redneck) and far from rich “Blue Bloods” types as you can get

My father’s family moved from New England out to Compton California in 1914 as Dairy Farmers .. Compton / Gardena was all the dairy farm area at the time


19 posted on 12/28/2016 12:17:36 PM PST by tophat9000 (Tophat9000)
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To: PghBaldy

What is it was democrat secretaries of state suddenly finding Jewish ancestors?

Didn’t Madelyn Albright invent this stunt a couple of decades ago?

At least Kissinger knew who he was.


20 posted on 12/28/2016 12:26:57 PM PST by ChuteTheMall (Tagline: (optional, printed after your name on post):)
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