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To: Nextrush
How does someone named Bennett become the Def Min of Israel? Oh well here in New Orleans I have seen obits for someone named Leon Katz who was a Presbyterian and a Donald Arnold who was Jewish. Go figure.
2 posted on 11/17/2018 6:50:34 PM PST by robowombat (Orthodox)
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To: robowombat

As I understand it, Jewish ethnicity follows the maternal line, so in that case their father’s last name could potentially be anything.


12 posted on 11/17/2018 7:43:05 PM PST by Ackackadack
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To: robowombat

Bennett is from an American family. Jews did not traditionally have family surnames, but adopted them recently in response to government demand in Western Civ. Many American names are like this.

Bennett, said to be a variation of Latin Benedict, which means blessing, for which the Hebrew translation is Baruch or variants. Baruch is a popular Hebrew name easy to Latinize.


16 posted on 11/17/2018 9:39:17 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: robowombat

hell of a bio

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naftali_Bennett


17 posted on 11/17/2018 10:08:48 PM PST by BTerclinger (MAGA)
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