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Old 10-04-2010, 12:46 PM
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Please I don't mean to offend anyone with my ignorance: but are Jewish people white? I have always assumed they were of Arab persuasion because of the geographic location of their homeland. To me they certainly appear to be white though. Anyone?
In the broadest sense, there are two different major groups of Jews, Sephardi (Israeli/Middle Eastern) and Ashkenazi (European). So, essentially, some are "white" and some are "of Arab persuasion" (though "Semitic", I think would be a more accurate term in this case).

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