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RE: Julio Inglesias Jewish?

Yes, Mariah Carrey's parents are Syrian Jews, from what I've heard and read.

As to Julio Iglesias, sans other evidence, a high Christian name DOES NOT
indicate Jewishness.  Many Christian Spaniards were/are devoted enough to
their religion to choose high Christian names as well, as any glance at
historical Spanish names will tell you.  Besides, just because some
ancestor 400 years ago was forced to or chose to take on the name of
Iglesias (=church) DOES NOT mean that the descendent 400 years later is
Jewish.  (If it does, we need a racial definition of Jews, which was how
the whole mess started to begin with...)

Jonathan


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