[HPforGrownups] Re: Jewish Goblins?

[EnsTren at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 81886

In a message dated 9/29/2003 9:27:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jwcpgh at yahoo.com writes:

> > Again, __no__one__said__there__was__any__caricature.  <snip> 
> 
> The caricature would be in the nature of the goblins-smart, uniquely 
> able to handle money, ugly, not "like us".  I'm glad you find this 
> to be an unconvincing portrait of Jews-so do I.  But there are still 
> people in the world who see us this way.  So Nemi's suggestion that 
> these characters suggest Jews, even if in a historical 
> sense, is 
> unworthy of JKR.  

I did not make a sugestion that the Goblins suggest Jews outright.  I recognize the fact that my postulation was badly worded and rambling.

I ment to ponder on the possibility that the Goblin's situation might have something in common with certain historical things the Jews have endured.

I was curious if anyone thought it possible that the Goblins were confined to Gringotts and tha banking system by wizarding law.  And if there was a faint possibily that after all the Goblin rebellions that they might be in dept, lke the weimer administration in Germany.

I ment that perhaps there might be parallels.

And for the record, I am jewish, my mother was jewish, save for one person my entire living family is jewish.  And then their my god mother and her family who are all jewish.  Trust me when I say I don't mean any insult.


--Nemi