I had my camera, so I snapped a picture of her demonstrating what looked like a drunken Cajun-Caribbean limbo dance move. We listened to music for a while under the pounding New Orleans sun. Finally I handed the camera to their male buddy so he could capture my special moment with Mississippi Monie and her friend. And I’ve got the visual proof, forever showing Monie's hand running through the Jewish jungle.
Van Wallach is a writer in Connecticut. He is a native of Mission, Texas and a graduate of Princeton University. His interests in Judaism and languages such as Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian and Portuguese often color his essays, so keep your dictionaries at hand. …
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1 - Jewish
Funny post! you should be proud about your Jewish origins and hairs:))
2 - Tyler
Wonderful!