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Thread #22279   Message #250657
Posted By: bbelle
02-Jul-00 - 03:46 PM
Thread Name: English Tradition, part two
Subject: RE: English Tradition, part two
Ok ... I understand about the Moors=Morris and why the blackened faces=Moors ... sort of. Where does the anti-semitism come in to play? Is this a historical reference or is it practiced today? Sephardic Jews (of which I am one) are descended from the Jews of North Africa (the Moors) so I'm curious as to the history ...

moonchild