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Krause wrote:


Famous Jews who were called Harry:


Prince Harry of Wales, real name Henry, current holder of the Prince
Harry title as the second son of Charles, Prince of Wales.


Harry/Henry of Wales is Anglican (Church of England "Episcopal")


Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal (1394 - 1460), also known as Harry


Henry the Navigator was a member of the Catholic "Order of Christ"


Henry Frederick Stuart, (1593/4 -1612) son of James I of England,
another famous Harry who was Jewish.


H F Stuart was "Protestant"


Prince Hal, a character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, part 1 and Henry IV,
part 2, based on King Henry V of England. He also was known as Harry.


Henry V was Catholic, That is until he was excommunicated by Pope
Gregory VII in 1080


Another Jew named Harry: Harry S Truman, president of the United States.


Truman was Southern Baptist


Bet all those other Harrys had fab Zimmermanlike lobster boats similar
to the one Krause has.

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