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Only 2 of 4 grandparents were JEWISH. Or is it immposible to be JEWISH and IRISH and AMERICAN at the same time?local 12 proud said:Is Irish
''For those of us who are fortunate to share an Irish ancestry, we take great pride in the contributions that Irish-Americans …" (Congressional Record, March 18, 1986).
"As some of you may know, I am part-English and part-Irish. And when my Kerry ancestors first came over to Massachusetts from the old country to find work in the New World, it was my English ancestors who refused to hire them."
Ain't Irish
Kerry was accused of using such comments to make his Irish-American constituents think he is one of them when, in fact, he isn't. His grandparents were Jewish who changed their names.
Kerry now claims he never said it.
flip-flop man![]()
Also, It was NORMAL in 1902 for immigrants to change thier names.