RE: Ottoman surprise

[Marvin3809 <Marvin3809...>]

And that is exactly how the Jerusalem was organized within the wall.  Even
today, the four districts have distinct characteristics.

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> I remember hearing on Sunrise Semester that cities in earlier Ottoman times
> had Jewish, Christian, Armenian and Islamic Quarters.  Everybody had their
> respected identity, trade worked, cultures kept together for cultural
> integrity and dealt around town for economic practicality.  I remember
> thinking that it was a remarkably enlightened system... a far cry from
> "Mohammed or the sword."  
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> I'll bet there was some great fusion proto-klezmer jamming too!
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> -Stan
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