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Fiddler is about the joys and trials of being a Jew, Mormons generally consider themselves Israelitish, even when they can't trace their lineage to any specific Jewish ancestors.
Pretty simple.
Or even more simply...Fiddler is as much a part of Mormon culture as green jello and primary songs.
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OK. Very interesting. I knew about the "lost tribe" stuff, but didn't know about "Fiddler." As a Jew I find this fascinating.
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Yeah, Mormon's are the kind of people that will, in all seriousness, refer to most Jews as "gentiles". You must only know the must culturally sensitive Mormons if this never happened to you.
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I'm a Mormon, and I've never called a Jew a gentile! Since LDS members see themselves (ourselves) as belonging to one of the tribes of Israel, and Jews as another tribe, it would be an ignorant Mormon indeed who would refer to a Jewish person as a gentile...
I think that "we Mormons" also can identify with our ancestors being chased out of their homes because of their beliefs-- something "Fiddler on The Roof" does a beautiful job of portraying.
So if ever you're in Utah, you will find many productions of "Fiddler," as well as "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."
Welcome to the board, sassenach!
~L.L.
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If you're familiar with OSC's history, he wrote plays and ran a production, before he wrote "Ender's Game". I believe that he has written more plays and still writes them. I don't think that it's so much religion as it is a love for the art. OSC can correct me on this anytime he wants. ;}
I've seen productions of "Fiddler" and have enjoyed all of them. I'm not a Mormon or a Jew.
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Ah, a sensitive sort. I don't call Jews "gentiles", and neither will most Mormons. But whenever I've heard Mormons use the word in any context that wasn't specifically Biblical, it also included non-Mormon Jews (the majority of Jews are still not Mormon, last time I checked).
I've certainly never heard a Mormon say "gentiles and non-Mormon Jews". That, for me, would be the test. I doubt Lullaby has ever said that herself (or heard it said).
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Since LDS members see themselves (ourselves) as belonging to one of the tribes of Israel, and Jews as another tribe, it would be an ignorant Mormon indeed who would refer to a Jewish person as a gentile...
