I don't mean to be bigoted or racist, but I'm just curious why I've never seen African American people who believe in the Jewish faith.
2007-05-14 02:46:10 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
How did you miss Sammy Davis, Jr., Josephine Baker, Lisa Bonet, Whoopi Goldberg, Yaphet Kotto and Lenny Kravitz, just to name a tiny number of African American Jews who happen to be famous, too.
2007-05-14 08:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by cmw 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You probably haven't been watching enough TV (perish the thought).
There was a recent National Geographic special on a tribe in south-west Africa: these people are the descendents of some refugees from the sack of the Holy Land almost 2,000 years ago. Their ancestors married into the people around them, and passed on their faith (Judaism), customs (especially music), and language (partly). The tribe is indeed black skinned, and follows the Jewish faith.
Their genetic claims were recently (within the last 10 years) explored scientifically, and found to be true. So these folks are Jews both genetically and faithfully.
Sorry I can't remember the name of the tribe!
2007-05-14 02:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Sammy Davis Jr.
2007-05-14 02:51:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are many... even in the United States. I have 2 African American coworkers who are Jews... and a more noticed figure, Sammy Davis, Jr. was a jew.
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2007-05-14 02:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Sammy Davis Jr.
2007-05-14 02:50:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Probably because Jews don't go around trying to convert everyone they bump into or but stupid fish stickers on their cars. How would you know if any particular African American, or Caucasian for that matter was Jewish?
2007-05-14 02:51:07 · answer #6 · answered by anon010101 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Sammy Davis JR.
2007-05-14 02:48:59 · answer #7 · answered by mrs O 6 · 8⤊ 1⤋
Most of the jewish nation are of european or north african descent however there are many ethiopian jews as well as converts Reuben Greenberg chief of police of charlestown south carolina is one example
2007-05-14 09:39:25 · answer #8 · answered by Perplexed User 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are more black Jews than Sammy Davis, how about the Hebrew Israelites
2007-05-14 02:51:44 · answer #9 · answered by MR.D LOVE 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
there are african-american jews in western countries. if jews had followed the example of other religions and sent missionaries out to destroy their native culture and religion by converting them to our faith then maybe we'd have more black jews to speak of. but since we prefer to leave other cultures alone, most of the africans converted to christianity instead.
2007-05-14 07:17:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋