Klarinet Archive - Posting 000144.txt from 2005/11

From: "dnleeson" <dnleeson@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Conversion
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:57:55 -0500

You are right. And I was told the story of his reconversion by
his grandson who lives in Los Angeles. But I think the situation
is not at all complicated. Whatever was the most recent
conversion is the one that is applicable. So Schoenberg was born
a Jew. He became a Catholic and ceased being a Jew. He then
became a Jew and ceased being a Catholic. If he at some later
time became a tree worshipper, then that would be his religious
affiliation from that point until he died. However, I would not
want to write his obituary.

Dan Leeson
DNLeeson@-----.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark [mailto:mgustav@-----.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 9:50 AM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Conversion

And what about Arnold Schoenberg?
He was born into a Jewish family, in Vienna. At 24 he converted
to
Lutheranism and at 59 converted back to Judaism (in Paris) and
stuck
with it. Time is tricky. Perhaps if Mahler had lived longer he
would
have converted back.

Mark Gustavson

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