This is an amusing article. I got a kick out of it. BTW, Jewish immigrants to Gold Rush era San Francisco were so grateful to be in a place which gave them the freedom and safety to flourish that Christmas trees became standard decorations in their homes. The oldest synagogue in town has a magnificent stained glass window showing Moses descending from....get this....Yosemite!
Yo!, Semite....it’s not just a greeting...
Yohhe’meti (Southern Miwok) or Yos.s.e’meti (Central Miwok) originally referred to the Indian tribe that lived in Yosemite Valley. Yosemite means literally “those who kill” (Yos, “to kill,” the modifier e, “one who,” and the plural suffix -meti). It was used by the surrounding Miwok tribes.
Interesting. Never knew that one.