<p>Believe it or not, there are plenty of tall, platinum blond Jews from large public schools. We have some right here in my own family. And yes, we have family in Texas too…and in Mexico. All Jewish. </p>
<p>It’s actually more amazing that some people think that Jews look a certain way.</p>
<p>Having said that, I do agree with Benetode’s comments (and congrats on the upcoming nuptuals) that people do self-segregate somewhat and I think the OP’s question was fair. It was just awkwardly asked.</p>
<p>^^^ Sounds like the best thing for you and your dau. to do is to visit the school and see for yourself. While it is not as diverse as some other campuses in terms of the number of minorities represented in the student body, a tall blonde female will do <em>just fine</em> at TU, trust me :)</p>
<p>HiYall – My H is catholic, I am protestant, and my S (a freshman) was brought up protestant. We live on Long Island. My S was given (he did not pick) a Jewish roommate from Atlanta. They have become the best of friends. Aside from religion, they are 2 peas in a pod – similar in so many ways. We could not have picked a better roommate for my S. They have already spoken about rooming together again when they are sophomores. I couldn’t be happier. And, for the record, my son is 6’2" tall. His roommate is about 5’10" and this is also not a problem. In my life experience, hair, height (I’m 5’10"), and religion have rarely been a problem. Good luck. I hope you are happy with whatever college your D chooses :)</p>
<p>Tulane is about 30% Jewish. So 70% are something other than Jewish. Still, if you were to list all ethnicities by percentage, Jewish would probably be the largest single ethnic group represented. The general American population is about 1% Jewish so the number at Tulane is about 30 times greater than in the general population. This is why people say it is a jewish school.</p>
<p>If you are Jewish, you will fit right in. If not, there are plenty of other ethnicities on campus.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think we should put this to bed by saying anyone that wants to “fit in”, that makes an effort to be sociable and involved, will be absolutely fine at Tulane. So many people have said that you can be Greek or not, doesn’t matter. You can drink or not, doesn’t matter. You can get into sports or not, doesn’t matter. And as this thread shows, it doesn’t matter if you are Jewish, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Buddhist, atheist, etc. There are lots of different interests among the kids, and the vast majority embrace those differences. As is true with most college kids, Tulane students like other Tulane students that are nice, fun, smart, respectful, etc. I have never heard of a student feeling left out because they aren’t Jewish.</p>
<p>Agreed, FC. This has been asked and answered (oftentimes more than once, LOL, like noting in posts 17 and 25 that 70 (actually 72) percent is of a religious persuasion other than Judaism. And small point of clarification, mrtulane, judaism is a religion, not an ethnicity.</p>
<p>jym: the topic is “Jewish” not practitioners of Judaism. There is a difference. Being jewish is more than practicing Judaism - there are many cultural components as well. I won’t debate it here since this is not really the place.</p>
<p>Actually MisterTulane, I would say in the context of HiYall contrasting it to their family’s practice of Catholicism, the topic is Judaism. Not trying to start an argument or even a debate, I think all can agree that the term “Jewish” as commonly used can be ambigous in the sense of sometimes meaning religious practice and sometimes meaning cultural heritage or more of a social grouping. So you are both right. It does bring up the academically interesting question (which I would bet has been studied) that if you ask a student, or even the general population, if they are Jewish and they say yes, and then asked if they meant in terms of religious faith or sociological group, what one would find, i.e. which meaning they first impart to the term. And how those results might differ from a group of university students vs. say, a group over 65. And differ from Americans vs. Europeans. And and and…Good stuff. Would produce interesting results I bet.</p>
<p>Any Tulane sociology students out there that want to steal that for an Honors Thesis have my full permission.</p>
<p>I agree with MisterTulane. My kids, though not me, are Jewish, but do not practice Judaism --never visit a Temple except for events, but do respect the traditions and holidays. One is a member of AEPi at another university. For “counting” purposes they list themselves as Jewish on application and info forms of various sorts.</p>
<p>That would make them culturally Jewish. Ethnicity is commonly associated with a place of origin, moreso than a culture. They may share a common or blended heritage, but their families may come from different countries or continents.</p>