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I was at Haigh Hall on Sunday, and it was quite busy, with it being a nice day. I was a little surprised to see a family of Jews enjoying a day out in the park.
They were dressed conservatively, with the girls in the dark dresses and the boys wearing the caps.
I never knew there were any Jews living in Wigan, as there is no Synagogue, is there?
Can anybody shed any light on this? Is there a Jewish community in the area? I’m just wondering out of interest, that’s all.
I’m being serious!
I was just wondering if there is some kind of ‘underground’ Jewish community, that’s all.
I was just shocked to see a family of Jews at Haigh Hall.
I doub it but Bolton does as do large parts of North Manchester, Bury, Prestwich etc which isn’t too far from Haigh Hall
I was at Haigh Hall on Sunday, and it was quite busy, with it being a nice day. I was a little surprised to see a family of Jews enjoying a day out in the park.They were dressed conservatively, with the girls in the dark dresses and the boys wearing the caps.
I never knew there were any Jews living in Wigan, as there is no Synagogue, is there?
Can anybody shed any light on this? Is there a Jewish community in the area? I’m just wondering out of interest, that’s all.
You should have thrown foreskins at them!
I would be very surprised if somewhere within the whole of Wigan there weren’t people living there who class themselves as jews
I would be very surprised if somewhere within the whole of Wigan there weren’t people living there who class themselves as jewsThey are only real Jews if they have no foreskin!
They are only real Jews if they have no foreskin!What religion does that cock on your forehead make you?
They are only real Jews if they have no foreskin!
What religion does that cock on your forehead make you?[/quote]
Hmm.. I am an atheist so i suppose it would be that. I have no cock on my head if I am honest though… Random assumption to make about my appearence.. Virgin!
Hmm.. I am an atheist so i suppose it would be that. I have no cock on my head if I am honest though… Random assumption to make about my appearence.. Virgin!No, your uncle told me your definitely not a virgin.
Hmm.. I am an atheist so i suppose it would be that. I have no cock on my head if I am honest though… Random assumption to make about my appearence.. Virgin!
No, your uncle told me your definitely not a virgin.[/quote]
Hmm I am clearly NOT a virgin! .. You seem to like talking about cocks though :) .. You do not know any of my uncles :D !!
Maybe that family you saw had a car!Yeah, but if I lived in Prestwich or somewhere like that, where there is a large Jewish community, I wouldn’t be thinking “I know uncle Mordechai, should ve haz a treep to Haigh Hall in Veegan?” (accent for effect, you understand)
They normally congregate at Tatton Park. I was there last year and there were that many of them, with their fringed garments, dark cloths, and prayer locks, it was like being on the set of ‘Yentl’.
There were about 280,000 jews living in Britain in 2008 against a population of 61,400,000 which makes the jewish population of Britain around 0.5% of the total
If Wigan Borough has a population of about 350,000 then you can assume that there will be around 1750 jews living in the Borough – give or take a few due to higher population concentrations in certain areas
Or out of Latics crowd last weekend of 16,500 there would have been around 83 jews in the crowd
Its shouldn’t be unusual therefore to travel to Haigh Hall & and see some Jewish people
Just a bit baffled as to why seeing some people of jewish faith whilst out in Wigan merits a messageboard thread
There were about 280,000 jews living in Britain in 2008 against a population of 61,400,000 which makes the jewish population of Britain around 0.5% of the totalIf Wigan Borough has a population of about 350,000 then you can assume that there will be around 1750 jews living in the Borough – give or take a few due to higher population concentrations in certain areas
Or out of Latics crowd last weekend of 16,500 there would have been around 83 jews in the crowd
Its shouldn’t be unusual therefore to travel to Haigh Hall & and see some Jewish people
Just a bit baffled as to why seeing some people of jewish faith whilst out in Wigan merits a messageboard thread
You’re on one with me again today, aren’t you? :roll:
I made the thread because I have never seen any Jews, or people dressed in such a way that they are clearly Jews (Yarmulkes, etc) in Wigan. That’s all.
I was just intrigued, so I thought I would just ask and try and get an answer to the ‘Jewish Question’.
Fertig.
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