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“If Christians were Christians, there would be no anti-Semitism. Jesus was a Jew. There is nothing that the ordinary Christian so dislikes to remember as this awkward historical fact.”

Quote by John Haynes Holmes

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John Haynes Holmes
John Haynes Holmes

John Haynes Holmes was an individual active in the 20th century, with an unknown profession. He was born on November 29, 1879, and passed away on April 3, 1964. Detailed information about him is limited. more

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