You mention the Pale of Settlement, which basically describes where much of Ukraine consists of today. However, there's more. Prior to the Pale of Settlement, there was a westward migration of Yiddish people into first eastern Europe and then later into western Europe. They settled and concentrated in city areas that were ghettos. A French derogatory term for 'ghetto' and the Yiddish district of town was called -- 'Jeuerie'; "ghetto", from Anglo-French 'Juerie', Old French 'Juierie' or the later English version 'Jewry'. Later as a result of Thomas Cromwell, these people were allowed en masse into England. The word Jew comes into existence in England, which coincides with a wave of Yiddish immigrants coming from France and Deutschland. Originally the English term 'Jewry' referred to those immigrants coming from Eastern European people who spoke Yiddish (Ashkenazi). The word 'Jew' did not ever exist during the Roman times, nor was it ever derived from the Latin name 'Judea'.
This is exactly why I wonder about posts I see here on Great awakening calling out the Jews. It seems so ignorant. First the word as you point out is a made up version of some French word meaning ghetto. Plus, the blood line is so infiltrated that we don't and can't know who's who except by their actions. And that is what we should judge and call out not a whole race of people.
Great post thank you!
You mention the Pale of Settlement, which basically describes where much of Ukraine consists of today. However, there's more. Prior to the Pale of Settlement, there was a westward migration of Yiddish people into first eastern Europe and then later into western Europe. They settled and concentrated in city areas that were ghettos. A French derogatory term for 'ghetto' and the Yiddish district of town was called -- 'Jeuerie'; "ghetto", from Anglo-French 'Juerie', Old French 'Juierie' or the later English version 'Jewry'. Later as a result of Thomas Cromwell, these people were allowed en masse into England. The word Jew comes into existence in England, which coincides with a wave of Yiddish immigrants coming from France and Deutschland. Originally the English term 'Jewry' referred to those immigrants coming from Eastern European people who spoke Yiddish (Ashkenazi). The word 'Jew' did not ever exist during the Roman times, nor was it ever derived from the Latin name 'Judea'.
This is exactly why I wonder about posts I see here on Great awakening calling out the Jews. It seems so ignorant. First the word as you point out is a made up version of some French word meaning ghetto. Plus, the blood line is so infiltrated that we don't and can't know who's who except by their actions. And that is what we should judge and call out not a whole race of people. Great post thank you!
Amen.