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Jshuah72
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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 Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: Jews in Korea |
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I wondered if anyone knows of any synogauges, or temples, or gathering of Jewish people anywhere in Seoul. I read that there is one on the army base, but wondered if anyone knew of anything else.
I will be coming to Seoul in a month and was trying not to skip to the high holidays... again. |
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JAWINSEOUL
Joined: 19 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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I found this number, but Yongsan is where the military base is. I'm sure this gentleman will help you.
Jewish Services
Held in Yongsan.
For more infomation contact Rabbi Oxman Tel: (0505) 725-6009 |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:45 pm Post subject: |
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When you arrive, you will soon start to notice a large number of swastikas everywhere. You may believe that the third Reich has taken refuge in Seoul, but don't be alarmed. It is in fact a Buddhist symbol, dating back thousands of years, and is the swastika inverted or something. Just know that Koreans don't mean anything by it, although it took me a long time to get used to it. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
Tip:
When you arrive, you will soon start to notice a large number of swastikas everywhere. You may believe that the third Reich has taken refuge in Seoul, but don't be alarmed. It is in fact a Buddhist symbol, dating back thousands of years, and is the swastika inverted or something. Just know that Koreans don't mean anything by it, although it took me a long time to get used to it. |
Ya know, I hate the usual "I'm so well educated" arrogane you get on this board, but I'm absolutely AMAZED when westerners see the Buddhist symbol here and think "what's up with the swastikas". I thought it was pretty much common knowledge that Hitler ripped off the symbol. |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
Tip:
When you arrive, you will soon start to notice a large number of swastikas everywhere. You may believe that the third Reich has taken refuge in Seoul, but don't be alarmed. It is in fact a Buddhist symbol, dating back thousands of years, and is the swastika inverted or something. Just know that Koreans don't mean anything by it, although it took me a long time to get used to it. |
He shouldn't be surpised if he encounters a bar dedicated to Hitler or if he hears praise of Adolf from Koreans though. Some Koreans I have met have even suggested that it is unfair that the Japanese occuaption of Korea doesn't get as much coverage as the holocaust because they are "equally as bad." |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think there were ever any Korean jews. The ones here are converts or foreigners. |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Junior wrote: |
| I don't think there were ever any Korean jews. The ones here are converts or foreigners. |
Yep, I was blown away when I saw my first ever Korean jew at the Cheongju Yulyangdong Homeplus the other day, skullcap and all. I commented to the missus that it was something you don't see every day. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| jaganath69 wrote: |
| Junior wrote: |
| I don't think there were ever any Korean jews. The ones here are converts or foreigners. |
Yep, I was blown away when I saw my first ever Korean jew at the Cheongju Yulyangdong Homeplus the other day, skullcap and all. I commented to the missus that it was something you don't see every day. |
I noticed for a while a lot of hagwons decorated with Hasidic Jewish imagery. At first I thought "wow, are there so many Jewish Koreans?" Turns out there is or was a trend to use Jewish teaching methods. Koreans tend to admire Jews: They keep their blood lines pure, educate their children in the professions, etc. |
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Panic Button
Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Jews in Korea..... I think Seoul Grand Children's park (or something) has one, as does Everland.
There's also a small aviary behind Fatty McArthur's statue in Incheon. |
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drumpounder
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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I have taught this past year at a rural high school, freshmen and seniors. One day I asked about religion and beliefs, about 20 % of the students claimed to be Nazi's. There is one teacher who gives the raised right arm salute and says Heil Hitler as a greeting regularly.  |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:25 am Post subject: |
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It's a swastika whichever direction it goes in; certain designs connotate Nazism or Buddhism or First American practices.
You may be able to get (i.e. GI) who attends services regularly to sign you onto the base for services. You may want to think about how much "travel" you are willing to do during the holidays, as I don't know of any way for civilians to get a room on base. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:15 am Post subject: |
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| Panic Button wrote: |
Jews in Korea..... I think Seoul Grand Children's park (or something) has one, as does Everland.
There's also a small aviary behind Fatty McArthur's statue in Incheon. |
Wow. I was really slow on the uptake on that one  |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:18 am Post subject: |
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| OiGirl wrote: |
It's a swastika whichever direction it goes in; certain designs connotate Nazism or Buddhism or First American practices.
You may be able to get (i.e. GI) who attends services regularly to sign you onto the base for services. You may want to think about how much "travel" you are willing to do during the holidays, as I don't know of any way for civilians to get a room on base. |
Please explain girl with an enormous cucumber: How did a symbol from ancient India (or that area) get claimed by "First Americans". Side note: America Vespucci came after the "First Americans", so why are they called "First Americans"? Shouldn't they be called something like, oh, "First before Americans"? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: |
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| blaseblasphemener wrote: |
| OiGirl wrote: |
| It's a swastika whichever direction it goes in; certain designs connotate Nazism or Buddhism or First American practices. |
Please explain girl with an enormous cucumber: How did a symbol from ancient India (or that area) get claimed by "First Americans". Side note: America Vespucci came after the "First Americans", so why are they called "First Americans"? Shouldn't they be called something like, oh, "First before Americans"? |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika#Native_American_traditions wrote: |
| The ubiquity of the swastika symbol is easily explained by it being a very simple symbol that will arise independently in any basketweaving society. |
You can call them "Native Americans" or "First Nations" or "American Indians," but my personal choice is "First Americans." |
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ddeubel
Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:01 am Post subject: |
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| They keep their blood lines pure, educate their children in the professions, etc. |
Pure stereotype. Sorry you fell for it and sorry to say that Jews like myself are the same the world over. Rebellious kids, no religion and then after a stink with no religion, then usually hard core, quasi religion.
Please see how this stereotype perpetuates and keeps telling the world in a whisper , "these JEWS are different, they must be up to something, we must do something about the...." . It does and you are prey to it.
DD |
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