4. As soon as Sylvester was hired, local gentry was up in arms that a Jew would be teaching the gentlemen of Virginia.
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15. My major source for Sylvester story was this article: http://americanjewisharchives.org/publications/journal/PDF/1984_36_02_00_feuer.pdf …
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@HeerJeet Glad you're tweeting about this. My great-uncle had a similar story, only in law, and at McGill.
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@HeerJeet I hold no brief for UVA fratboys, but the same can be said for many old colleges, including Oxford. -
@markyzaguirre Oh sure, I wouldn't say UVA is alone in this. Just that it has a history worth thinking about.
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@heerjeet sad story but seems unrelated to drunken frats - am sure portion are not southern. Must be better examples in intervening 170yrs -
@ubookman Well, reason I thought it was pertinent was UVA referenced founding by Jefferson to indicate distinguished lineage. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet that's American history in the nutshell.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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