>>>>>>>I've seen it and would also recommend it. Also American History X ( amazing Ed Norton performance)
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>>>>>>Yeah, good movie, but very disturbing. Solomon saw it in a college course and then chose it for one of our family movie days.
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>>>>>That's so sad to read, Tamar. I know extremely well that you are one of the good guys. (So to speak, LOL). You really are. Yet you have to live with this crap, and so do your sons, which I know hurts you more. I wish I had some magic wand to wave it away.
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>>>>It doesn't really bug me. I look at where we were and where we are now, and it's pretty amazing. One of the volunteers who stayed with us for Get Out the Vote was a Frenchman named Antoine who's been living in the US (in New York) for 3 years, and absolutely loves it. Within 15 minutes of arriving at our house, he was talking about being Jewish and what that was like in France. He said that there, even the rabbis recommend not wearing a yarmulke in public. He was so thrilled to be in a country where he sees people in yarmulkes every day.
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>>>Did he tell you why he cannot wear yarmulke in Paris? Hopefully, you will not claim that France is like America one hundred years ago, but without giving important details one, not quite familiar with the issue, could really get this impression.
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>>He said it was dangerous, but didn't elaborate.
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>>Tamar
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>And you did not ask for details?

No, the conversation moved on from there. It was late, 3 hungry strangers had landed on my doorstep, I was trying to get them (including the vegetarian) fed, we were getting to know each other, ...

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