tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797722079795893417.post6606631412187561421..comments2023-07-14T02:51:51.213-07:00Comments on Raising them Jewish: Do Jews Celebrate July 4th?Raising Them Jewishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09685926425465770848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797722079795893417.post-25378746124730190442014-07-03T13:27:20.564-07:002014-07-03T13:27:20.564-07:00Excellent point- our Interfaith/blended family has...Excellent point- our Interfaith/blended family has origins from all over the world. Raising Them Jewishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09685926425465770848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797722079795893417.post-35845521031217745872014-07-03T10:53:19.272-07:002014-07-03T10:53:19.272-07:00Your child had ancestors who fought on both sides ...Your child had ancestors who fought on both sides of the American Revolution. Some of her family came on the Mayflower and some were at Jamestown in 1610, and others came through Ellis Island three hundred years later. They fought on both sides of the Civil War. They were Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian,and Quaker. They were farmers, blacksmiths, teamsters, truck drivers, teachers, preachers, laundresses, shopkeepers, lumbermen, carpenters, lawmen, builders, and gardeners. Some owned slaves. Some worked with the Underground Railroad and were ardent abolitionists. They came from England, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Scotland, and Sweden, except for the few who were already here to greet those immigrants. One great grandfather was wounded in World War I, another flew in World War II, and those were joined by other family members who were soldiers and sailors. And don't forget the women, who held down the fort at home while their men were away, raised huge families, cooked, worked on the farms, bucked rivets on B-24 bombers, and canned food. Your child's ancestors settled all over this huge country, from the cities near New York to the plains of the Dakotas. They crossed from the Atlantic states through the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky and Tennessee, and further south. They crossed the Atlantic ocean on sailing ships and steamships. Whether they traveled on foot, on horseback, by covered wagons, by train or in Model T Fords, they built America with their courage, intelligence, hard work, and perseverance, as well as with their fighting for freedom. With that legacy and that history, of course you have to celebrate 4th of July!!! Your child is both Jewish AND American, as you are. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com