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December 19, 2014 4:23 am at 4:23 am
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Avi Gordon
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I believe that the usage of the word “frei” originated from the Maskilim, who referred to themselves as “free from mitzvos.” Frum people then perpetrated this by calling the non-frum (not yet frum) as “frei.”
In Israeli society, the word used is “chiloni” or “chofshi.”
Regarding the usage of “shiksa”, refer to the following article, The Jewish N Word:
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