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Earlier EULENBRG@U.WASHINGTON.EDU  said this to RON BOUTWELL
about Jews in Freemasonry, 19th:

E>g$pk9@news.u.washington.edu>
E>Organization: University of Washington

E>I am currently working on a dissertation on Jews in the West.  I know
E>that Jews were Freemasons during this period.  How common was it?
E>Would  such lodges have provided meeting places for businessmen,
E>perhaps in the  way that Rotary and Kiwanis would in the mid and late
E>20th c.?


That's a tough one for me.  I am no expert on those periods.  I would SUSPECT
that it was fairly common as it would have been for members of any other faith.
Freemasonry has no rules pertaining to religious practice or belief.  One of our
requirements for membership is that a man believe in a single CREATOR God.
Beyond this, nothing religious is required.  So a member of the Jewish faith
would likely have been as common in Masonry as any other religion just as they
 are
today.  I know this was no big help, but I'll be willing to bet more
 knowledgable
masons than I will read this and jump in to provide more expert assistance.

Ron Boutwell
Indianapolis, Indiana
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