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26. There are several Jews in Erie. My widower grandfather

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dated a Jewish woman for several years. A Jewish friend of mine was my witness in my civil ceremony wedding.

But most Jews in Erie did not live within my grade school district. The majority live in a south central part of the city. We were in the western section of town.

I don't recall Muslims at junior or senior high but there was (is) a small number, mostly doctors. In my early 20s, I worked part time for a Muslim couple from India who had started a business at home, besides their regular day jobs as a pathologist (husband) and as a comparative religions professor (wife). I used to get the wife chatting about India and Islam when I wanted to take a break. Learned a lot from her.