Question to those who have lived or visited other places

[OneKC]

Originally Posted by TinaMcG

Ummm, most Jews are white. You're mixing religion and race -- apples and oranges. I can usually tell, but that's because I grew up in a predominantly Jewish town and most of my friends were Jewish. Can't explain how to tell, but it doesn't really matter. People are people. I don't care what their religious beliefs are.

Most American Jews are white. If you go to Israel though, many of the Jews there are of Arabic descent. There are also Jews from Ethiopia, India, Egypt, Iran, etc.

From what I understand, Jews are not really a race of people. They have been classified as such in the past as a way to discriminate against them, but in actuality, Judaism transcends race just like Christianity does.

Feel free to correct me though.

[TabulaRasa]

Many, if not most, Jews consider their Jewish identity to be an ethnicity/cultural identity as well - check out the number of nonpracticing/nonreligious Jews who still consider themselves to be culturally Jewish. It's not just those who would discriminate against Jews who consider Judaism to be a distinct piece of one's cultural and ethnic heritage separate from religious beliefs, it's also often people of Jewish background themselves. But as far as race goes, yes, Judaism can be found across a variety of races.