Article Discussion: Interfaith Celebrities The Jewing of Ryan Braun and Amanda Bynes

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[dino]

nice article- is Ryan part Afro-American ?

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Nate BLOOM HERE, AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE--OCTOBER 6, 2011. READERS PLEASE BE AWARE THAT A FEW ENDING PARAGRAPHS OF THIS ARTICLE, AS IT ORIGINALLY APPEARED, WERE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED WHEN THE SITE WAS RE-DONE. They are the following:


Sometimes a marvelous thing happens when the Jewish community fetes a Jewish athlete: The athlete enjoys the attention and becomes "more Jewish." He thinks of himself as a role model for Jewish kids and is drawn into the sphere of the Jewish community. Such a thing happened with Hank Greenberg, Sandy Koufax and Shawn Green, none of whom was a particularly religious Jew. But all became strong cultural Jews and good role models, overall.

There is nothing wrong with Jewish fans having special regard for Ryan Braun. Maybe the attention will make him more of a cultural Jew and prompt him to do some Jewish cultural or charity events. (End)

My final paragraphs have been partially borne out in the case of Ryan Braun. Last year he happily accepted an invitation to come to the White House for the annual Chanukah party the President gives.

Still, there is something almost sad about some Jewish fans and Jewish journalists writing about him like he is the second coming of Moses.

And, by the way, the author originally entitled this article, "The Claiming of Ryan Braun." His then-editor decided on the title you now see. I prefer the original title.  

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Nate Bloom Again. Please be aware that the following sentence, which was the original last sentence of this article, was accidentally tranposed into my closing remarks above and it makes no sense in that context. Read it simply as the closing sentence of the article:

Still, there is something almost sad about some Jewish fans and Jewish journalists writing about him like he is the second coming of Moses.

Still, there is something almost sad about some Jewish fans and Jewish journalists writing about him like he is the second coming of Moses.

[barry bunes]

Jews do not defend themselves against anti semites with their fists...You never met my father of my uncle Ralph