Jews in Peachtree City

[Valerie-Lydie]

I like Jewish people; very friendly, and very respectful of others. This is not at all difficult to live among them. A deep sense of community. Very intelligent people. Not sure I understand the overall question but just wanted to give you my thumb up

[justNancy]

Originally Posted by Britishintown

I currently live in an area with a high Islamic population, I use the halal butcher that is nearby, as does a jewish friend as it happens.

I don't believe in the easter bunny either, am I a bad man? (lol)

This is a very old thread, but still very relevant. In searching for information about Jews in Newnan, I came across it today. Sorry if I repeat what has already been written, but I just want to express my own thoughts.

The point of being close to other Jewish people, as posted earlier, is to celebrate religious activities and to pray, etc., with other Jews. If you are kosher and live far from any kosher markets, it might be difficult to shop for groceries.

For me, personally, the only reason I've shown interest in living in an area with a synagogue is so I won't feel totally out of place in a new area. Of course we're all Americans, and I've attended many church services too, since I love to sing gospel music and find sermons interesting and often inspiring.

However, when I searched for a Yahrzeit candle in my area a couple of years ago, nobody knew what it was, so I called a synagogue in Naples. Had I planned better, I could have bought some online. I'm not very ethnic, but since I grew up in Newton MA it was a culture shock for me to leave the Boston area where most people know what schlep or kvetch means. When my sister asked what I wanted for my birthday, I said "send some Halvah and a chocolate bubka!"

Frankly, I don't like organized religion very much, but it's hard to describe why a Jew might desire to live in an area where other Jews reside to a Christian, only because the United States is a Christian country. Many people don't realize that only a fraction of 1% of the world population is Jewish, about 6 million in the United States or approximately 2%.

I've heard some of my neighbors use very anti-Semitic language like "he's a dirty Jew" or "why don't we bomb Israel and just finish the job Hitler started." Maybe it's because I have light blonde hair and green eyes, so they automatically assume I'm not Jewish for some strange reason. I will probably hear that type of hatred wherever I live, but imagine being the only non-smoker in a city where everyone smokes or the opposite, being a chain smoker in a city full of radical anti-smokers. No matter what the reason, people are social beings and often need to be with their own. It's not snobbery, it's not exclusiveness, but the desire to be accepted and understood.

Although this is a bit off-topic, since Jewish isn't a political party, I also found it hard to live in a politically conservative Red state, but after living in Southwest Florida, I bet Georgia would be a piece of cake! Having said that, I only need to move to the other side of the state to Palm Beach or Broward counties!

[Tdiddy0027]

wow, I can't believe people use those slurs, that's downright evil. People in Newnan can be a little close minded but I've never heard things like that!

[thedudewiththeplan]

Heh, the Coweta and Fayette county areas of metro Atlanta are a LOT more conservative than SW Florida (Coweta has voted 75% Republican on average during elections). In fact, some of the most conservative counties in the US are in the Atlanta exurbs.