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by olson (2019-06-10 14:22:49)
Edited on 2019-07-21 13:59:43

In reply to: Thoughts on Marchy Schwartz.  posted by G.K.Chesterton






Real name: Marchmont
by sprack  (2019-06-19 16:32:53)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Almost as good as Zygmunt Pierre Czarobski.


ND in general had a relatively high Jewish population
by ShermanOaksND  (2019-06-10 16:53:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

and also a high Latino population in the 1920s and 1930s. Sadly, ND did not admit African Americans until after World War II.


e.g., Marty Brill, who had a big rushing day in 1930 vs.
by oldtownirish  (2019-06-17 08:35:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

his ex-teammates: the Penn Quakers.


The " Gentlemens Agreement" as I understand kept a
by pjnuge  (2019-06-11 08:07:46)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

lot of worthy Jewish kids from obtaining higher education at certain institutions.


There was similar discrimination among law firms
by ShermanOaksND  (2019-06-11 13:22:35)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Many blue-blood big firms had zero Jewish attorneys until the late 1950s, or even later. That's the main reason why many other firms were almost exclusively Jewish -- rather analogous to the need for historically black colleges.

Some of those stories seem almost unbelievable today -- such as Sandra Day O'Connor, despite graduating third in her Stanford Law School class in 1952, only being offered legal secretary jobs. But they're true.