Slytherins as jews WAS: Re: DH as Christian Allegory/I am...

[Paula]

No: HPFGUIDX 173618

> Alla:
<snip>
> The funniest argument fot Slytherin as persecuted jews symbolism
> to me is of course Snape's hooked nose. Um, why?
>
> I have blue eyes,  blond hair and all my family does and we are all
> very very jewish. On the other hand, there are people with hooked
> noses, who are jews and NOT jews,  had never been jews, you know?
>
> Am I suppose to think of Jew the moment  I read about Snape's
hooked nose? Well, I really do not.
> <SNIP>


I'm Jewish with all of my grandparents/relatives and those before
them from Eastern Europe - I never thought of Snape of Jewish as I do
not think of "hook noses" of being exclusively Jewish.  We are also
not dark...I'm very fair with red hair as is my mother, daughter and
her son - certain mannerisms and names are clues for those of us that
are Jewish because, perhaps this is something we have grown up with  in our families as well as those of us who have relatives from the "old country".  This is what is true for me.  That being said, I
cannot for the life of me understand how anyone could ever see the
Slytherins are being Jewish!  They were the Pure Bloods trying to wipe out those that were night.  Clearly it was those that were considered impure that were not acceptable.  Hitler = Voldemort.

Paula (First post in all of the years I have been a part of this list
as this subject touched a nerve - Thank you for reading)