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From: slerner@sesame.UUCP (Simcha-Yitzchak Lerner)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Sefardim on the Net?
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Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 12:18:48 EDT
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> Some time ago I wrote asking if Y. Martillo's oft repeated opinions
> were normative for Sefardic Jews.  Well I got a response from Y. Martillo
> saying in effect that I had correctly summarized his viewpoint and this
> sparked some discussion.  I did not get a response from any other Sephardic
> Jew repudiating these opinions.  I did not get a response from any other
> Sephardic Jew substantiating these opinions.  I did not get a response
> from a any Jew who claimed he was Sephardic.  Are there any other 
> Sephardic Jews on the net?  So far the evidence is that there are not

I can not say whether there are other sefardim on the net, but having
lived in a sefardic community (iranian), I can say the Y. Martillo's comments
are highly NON-representative of general sefardic attitude.  (Maybe he is
trying to generate flames to save on fuel bills? :-) )

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