Mazal tov Claudia Sheinbaum
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Mazal tov Claudia Sheinbaum
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has been elected the next president of the United Mexican States, becoming the most prominent Jewish and the most prominent female national leader in the world. Her ancestry is both Ashkenazi (from Lithuania) and Sephardi (from Bulgaria).
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עם ישראל חי
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Re: Mazal tov Claudia Sheinbaum
I usually see that phrase transliterated as "mazel tov." --Bob
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"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear." Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Mazal tov Claudia Sheinbaum
Usually used by someone who has attempted to correct a member of an ethnic or religious group about something that pertains to said ethnic or religious group.
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Re: Mazal tov Claudia Sheinbaum
You do realize that I share membership in that ethnic or religious group with jarnon. (I think we're both Ashkenazic.)mrkelley23 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 03, 2024 8:40 pmUsually used by someone who has attempted to correct a member of an ethnic or religious group about something that pertains to said ethnic or religious group.
But I said it carefully. I didn't say jarnon was wrong. I said I'd usually seen it transliterated a different way. Saying it that way was designed to invite someone to educate me, if appropriate. --Bob
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