Posted on 08/30/2023 5:40:35 PM PDT by 11th_VA
It’s like the 1930s all over again, sadly.
ROFL
I remind you that much of Europe was deeply, openly antisemitic long before the 30s.
In the teens and 20s there were “Jews Forbidden” signs all over Germany and many other countries.
My own family got out of Russia in 1903 for this reason.
There is much about this, and plenty of pictures, in Daniel Goldhagen’s seminal book.
It is a very enlightening and well-researched read.
It’s called “Hitler’s Willing Executioners.”
Either that or there’s more to the story.
Got to be. I'm not familiar with the practices of Orthodox Jews. Are they sacrificing lambs on the dining room tables or something? Not really trying to be sarcastic but it's got to be something WAY out of the ordinary.
In the 30s and 40s certainly, but I don't know about before that. People could be anti-Semitic without putting up a lot of signs. Recall that the Nazis temporarily took down those signs during the Berlin Olympics. If they'd been common in Europe, they wouldn't have felt the need.
ROFLMAO - that's what I'm talking about ... LOL !!!
Or are they hotel stealing pillows and leaving their old ones ??? Had a neighbor do that once - and the hotel charged them ... LOL !
Can I pay on the Sabbath for renting one today?
I don't know the full extent of what Orthodox Jews do to their homes but it sounds as if at the very least, mezuzahs have to be removed and the door frames repaired after they occupy a rental.
Might require automatic light switches and plumbing fixtures so that no “work” is performed on the Sabbath.
Seriously....like the elevators in Israel stopping at every floor.
I think you nailed it ...
“Either that or there’s more to the story.”
I think there is probably more to the story.
I accidently got on one of those elevators in my Tel Aviv hotel because the doors were open when I got to the elevators. After a couple of floors, I figured it out—and I was on 10...
[shrug] “Who knows?”
Well, ya gotta ask, right? I mean, a lot of that going on in the Old Testament. ;O)
But that’s only for one day.
Strange.
I did, however, notice that when I flew ElAl to Israel...we had Orthodox on our plane. When we arrived to Tel Aviv..the plane was littered with trash on the floor. I just shrugged and thought they weren’t to interact with stewardesses coming around to collect trash.
I think we have FReepers who are Orthodox who may can answer.
Mezuzah not required for a temporary rental unless it is for more than 30 days. Mezuzahs can be affixed without permanent damage.
More likely, the complaints are directed at large hareidi families with overly indulgent parents, a not unusual occurrence.
I see what you did there.
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