Word: jewishness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...point towards the end of his 1984 presidential campaign, Jackson sat down with a group of black reporters, told them they could "talk black talk now," and proceeded to speak of New York as "Hymietown," in reference to its large Jewish population...
Jackson first refused to admit he made the hymietown comment, but then, as Jewish groups grew more and more incensed, he admitted to the remark and attributed it to a moment of thoughtlessness. Apologizing to those whom he had offended, Jackson affirmed his human capacity for error...
...asked, she answered: This past fall, Schoenberger's parents invited Zimmerman to join their family for Rosh Hashanah (both Zimmerman and Schoenberger are Jewish.) Zimmerman declined without giving a good reason, and a fuming Schoenberger headed home for the holiday on her own. But that weekend Zimmerman surprised Schoenberger by showing up unannounced...
...Like the rest of Harvard, the final clubs had adjusted to the changes in the composition of Harvard's student body. Parry says he was the first Jewish member of the A.D.; while he was there, the first black students were admitted as well...
Like the rest of Harvard, the final clubs had adjusted to the changes in the composition of Harvard's student body. Parry says he was the first Jewish member of the A.D.; while he was there, the first black students were admitted as well...