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From: buchbind@agrigene.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Intelligence (mild flame)
Message-ID: <134@agrigene.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 18:38:30 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 18:38:30 1985
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> >/* fsks@unc.UUCP /  3:39 pm  Jun  7, 1985 */
> 
> >I must mention that among all the ethnic groups in America,
> >Jews de-emphasize athletics the most (many of the older crowd spent
> >their time out in the country sitting indoors playing cards).
> 
> Perhaps secular Jews, but not traditional Jews, many of whom tend to be
> sports fanatics.  Also, Jews aren't really an ethnic group.
> 
> 				Mike Sykora

    I would have agreed with the origonal statement, and would have guessed that
secular Jews, not religious ones, would be most likely to be athletic.  Moral:
steriotypes are often worthless.
    As far as I'm concerned, Jews ARE an ethnic group.  I suppose it depends how
you define the term ethnic group.  We have genetic, cultural, religious, social,
sociological, historical, linguistic, and sentimental links (etc.).  Most Jews I
know perceive the Jews as being an ethnic group.  What's your definition of
ethnic group?
-- 

	Barry Buchbinder
	Agrigenetics Corp.
	5649 E. Buckeye Rd.
	Madison, WI  53716  USA
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