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Originally posted by ilikehazing
What a far cry from where it originally came from! The Jewish Ghettos in Warsaw(was it not?) where the Jews were forced to live in far below sub-standard conditions until they led the revolt.
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Uh, no. The original ghetto was in Venice and was established in the sixteenth century. The Warsaw Ghetto was established by the Nazis.
From the example of the original European ghettos, the word came to mean a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, often without much choice, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure.
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I've never figured out Southern dislike for Jews, probably because I've never met one.
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Any further comment on my part would be superfluous.