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would a jewish guy ever date a black girl?

my friend and i (both of us 18 yr old african american females) have a long going joke that we'll marry two jewish doctors(sometimes laywers or scientist) and we'll be neighbors in adjacent houses living comfortably in Connecticut or Massachusetts. lol but i just wanted to ask :would a jewish boy ever seriously consider a black girl or are we wasting our time?

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to the guy whose all upset that ppl gave him thumbs down its b.c jewish is a religion. i understand being jewish can also be an ethnicity but it is a religion. talk to ppl who practice the religion. and to every one else yes i no there are black jewish ppl.lol. im blk. i no some. but i meant guys like: Jeremy Piven (Ari on Entourage), Andy Sanberg (SNL), Gary Goldman (Stand up comedian with Dane Cook even like the hewbrew hammer. lol ya no. those are the boys we had our eyes on.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They are a lot more likely to be concerned about whether you are Jewish than what color you are. If you are really serious about this, I highly recommend learning about the Jewish religion.

    Judasim as a religion, which I'm delighted to see you know it's not an "ethnicity" by itself, is a community & family religion not just personal. So, if one is to be Jewish, one needs one's family & spouse to be Jewish or at the least fully participating at a soul level. I have no idea how much the folks you listed value their religious connection. But you get the idea.

    Jewish guys aren't all doctors & lawyers & scientists (& I'm met some dumb Jews), but even back in Temple days there are indications that they were considered desirableable as husbands by women of neighboring cultures because they were good to their wives & responsible husbands :). (From Max I Dimont's "History of the Jews".)

    So back to race, even in my own life being brought up by an older generation, one of which is a Holocaust survivor, when I started dating the question was "so is he Jewish?" After all, how do you raise kids within Judaism if your spouse isn't? When race came up, it was a non-issue to both parents. And that's going back to a time when it was an issue to lots of people in marriage both black & white.

    A good site to get started, if you are interested is: http:www.jewfaq.org

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    NetImp - I didn't TD, but to explain...

    If you dig more into the background of the folks considered atheist Jews, you'll discover that the generalization doesn't hold well. Some like Marx were raised by a converted to Protestantism father & didn't have reason consider themselves Jewish at any point. For other's what's called atheithism is really more a Spinoza idea of God, which a number of Reform & committed Jews believe & which fits in fine with Judaism (Einstein for example). Others are non-practicing Jews in the way someone can be nominally Christian.

    The problem with the ethnicity concept is that it's not accurate by itself. One of Hitler's contributions to hatred of Jews was to change it from religious affiliation to "race" or "ethnicness" to make it easier to justify killing them, even Christians with 1 Jewish grandparent. It's a community plus religon, & because of marrying to others there is a historic connection that way. Most of the "ethnicity" people cling too comes straight out of the religion itself. One can convert & be 100% Jewish. So that's why it's more complex than calling it an ethnicity. Hope that helped.

  • 1 decade ago

    Of Course, there are Black Jews too. There is actually a Jewish Community I had the opportunity to correspond with in Africa. Jews are regular people. There are even Jews that hate Jews, they are called Self -Hating Jews (someone spent 2 seconds coming up with that label)

    But to the point. I would think that because the Jewish Community is trying to grow again there is a lot of emphasis on marriage between two Jews. Jews have been plenty and few and plenty and few throughout the ages. You may see more of a focus on preservation and regrowth in some cultures, religions, or ways of life due to the massive slaughter of human beings under the Third Reich. - I am not talking about just the Jewish people, there were many taken to their graves for no reason other then sick twisted crazy ideas that other sick twisted people listened to.

  • 6 years ago

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    would a jewish guy ever date a black girl?

    my friend and i (both of us 18 yr old african american females) have a long going joke that we'll marry two jewish doctors(sometimes laywers or scientist) and we'll be neighbors in adjacent houses living comfortably in Connecticut or Massachusetts. lol but i just wanted to ask :would a jewish boy...

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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    She’s been on plenty of dinner-and-a-movie dates. Do a little research and find interesting places and things to do around town that’s out of the ordinary. There are hidden gems in every city. Also, get to know the owners of small restaurants and business. When your date is known by the people in the establishment, it feels more like you’re being invited into his inner circle. Just be aware that there’s a fine line between being impressive and showing off. Make sure that you make your date feel like you’re inviting her in and sharing instead of being a douche. It all goes back to intentions.

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  • kismet
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Some Jewish men do date black girls; I have two girlfriends who are African-American: One converted to Judaism before she met her husband, and the other is in the conversion process and is dating an Israeli guy.

  • 1 decade ago

    I realise you mean no offence, but are you aware that you are falling for an old stereotype, in assuming that most Jewish men become doctors and then own 'comfortable' houses?

    There are plenty of Jewish men who never graduate from high school and who end up in jobs that are not remotely academic!

    To answer the main query:

    Yes, some non religious Jewish men will go out with and marry non Jewish girls. It's NOTHING to do with colour - there are plenty of BLACK JEWS.

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    6 years ago

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  • Maci
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Yes. I've known Jewish guys to date black women, and marry them. Of course, some of those black women are Jewish themselves . . . and some of those Jewish guys were black. The interracial couples that I know tend not to also be interfaith, if that helps.

  • 1 decade ago

    My friend is dating a Jew and she is as black as midnight. The only problem reall is when they want to get married and the girl isn't Jewish.

    Source(s): south african
  • 1 decade ago

    I dated a black girl a while back....of course, she was also Jewish.

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