"Dave" wrote in message
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On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 09:16:05 -0500, "Vito" said:

Until the halocost, Euro Jews had as little interest
in moving to Palistine as US Jews do today -

I don't understand what you're saying here. Are you saying that US Jews
today do or do not have an interest in moving to Israel?

None of my friends ever considered it despite some lucrative offers to
retiring military - especially Old Crows. They say "It's a nice place to
visit but ....."

they had their own rich
comfortable Euro-Jewish culture, even their own language (Yiddish).

I'd suggest a trip to Eastern Europe before making a call about
"comfortable.". Visit the ghettos of Prague and Krakow, and investigate
some
of the rural areas of Poland and the Ukraine.

"Comfortable" is relative. Many Euros stayed home rather than come to
America. These places seemed better than the alternative until Nazis and
Commies came along.

BTW, Yiddish is just one of two languages of European Jewry. (But of
course
you knew that.) Ladino has its own rich heritage.

Yes, thanks for reminding me.
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0798/ladino1.asp