re: #399 ckkatz

I’m Jewish. When my parents were looking to purchase a home in the DC region during the late 1950’s they also bumped against redlining. Clearly it was not as severe as that against Afro-Americans. And, at that time it was starting to dissolve.

My father also told us stories about his experience when applying for college in the 1930’s as a Jew. And mentioned in passing, issues he encountered as a Jew, working in the State Department.

I do wonder if my grandparents experiences as Catholics who had it better than Jews and other racial minorities informed their views a little. In my family research, I discovered my father’s grandfather was born into a Lutheran family but his grandmother was born into a Catholic one. My grandfather and his siblings were more or less raised Catholic. So maybe the mixed faith background impacted my grandfather in how he taught my aunts, uncles, & Dad how to treat people. Add to that, Dads mom was from a more modest socioeconomic background as well. I dunno. I would never call my background “exotic” but I do have close ancestors who defined the conventions of their times.