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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

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To: ChuteTheMall

A lot of truthful history was denied and hidden from people, and especially by the Catholic Church. Countless Jews throughout Europe took on Catholic names and many were forced converted ...including Royalty...on pain of death.

Such a thing began with Rome killing the early Christians which at the time were Jews, and then forcing them to deny their heritage and practices. The history is there, it’s written, it’s just a matter of hunting for it. Many people are Jews and don’t know it yet.


21 posted on 12/28/2016 12:43:20 PM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: txhurl

He’s had massive jaw surgery. He had a gigantic underbite in 1970.


22 posted on 12/28/2016 1:15:10 PM PST by Arthur McGowan (https://youtu.be/IYUYya6bPGw)
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To: PghBaldy

Another little known fact is that he served in Vietnam.


23 posted on 12/28/2016 1:22:49 PM PST by nitzy
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To: PrairieLady2
Claudius forced all the Jews in Rome to leave (there is a mention of that in the New Testament). But the Romans don't seem to have put Jews to death for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods, as they did the Christians from time to time.

I read somewhere recently that something like 20% of the population of the Iberian peninsula has Jewish ancestry. The Jews were given the choice of converting or leaving--many converted but their descendants were often suspected of only pretending to be Catholics, while in secret remaining loyal to Judaism. The converts and their descendants were called "New Christians"--it was a point of pride to be able to claim your family was "Old Christian." But apparently King Ferdinand of Aragon (husband of Queen Isabella) had some Jewish ancestry.

Probably there are a lot of people of European ancestry who have some forgotten Jewish ancestors many generations back. Sometimes that will come out with a DNA test.

24 posted on 12/28/2016 1:29:06 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: PghBaldy

Kerry a self hating jew? Sounds just like Marx.


25 posted on 12/28/2016 1:46:15 PM PST by RedWulf (Trump:Front Lines. Obama: Back Nine. Hillary:Nap T)
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To: tophat9000
What? I thought Kerry was from Old New England descent

That is on his mother's side. She was a Forbes. Old money from the China trade and the railroads. Own an island. Related to Ralph Waldo Emerson. Kerry's mother's mother was a Winthrop. The Winthrops were the top family in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. That goes a long way to explaining Kerry's sense of entitlement. Kerry's great-great-grandfather, Robert Winthrop, was Speaker of the House and the senator between Webster and Sumner. More entitlement.

His father's family were Austrian (also Czech, Polish, and Prussian) Jews who changed their name from Kohn. When he first ran for office, everybody assumed John Kerry was half-Irish -- which was a very advantageous thing to be in Massachusetts politics. Kerry didn't correct people who made that mistake until his presidential run and the realization that his background would be more closely scrutinized.

26 posted on 12/28/2016 1:47:44 PM PST by x
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To: Darksheare

Kerry only loves himself. One sick traitorous son of a bitch.


27 posted on 12/28/2016 2:56:56 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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