Ted, the only line I crossed is one that you might make up
after the fact about political correctness. I'm not real concerned
about that one.

It was indeed probably because of their shared experience
that American Jews were amongst the first white folks to in great
numbers and with great effect embrace the question of civil rights for
African Americans. That experience indeed goes beyond the Holocaust,
and extends to CENTURIES of being the subject of terrible acts of
violence with no redress in the legal system. And, while this was
happening, they were exploited for their 'useful' services. C.F. Venice in the Renaissance. It is failure to mention that connection
which does a disservice to all.

I submit, Ted, that you're not so much worried about the way
the point was made, but afraid of the point itself and using the
politically correct fog of pseudo-indignation to try and negate it.