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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hosted an Oktoberfest party for our neighborhood and noticed that a few of my Jewish friends didn't attend and were kind of quiet with me last time I saw them.  DH and I aren't German, but we did the traditional German beer, food, etc.  Maybe it's coincidental that they were busy and it's my imagination.  Hope this is the case as I'd never want to offend them.  [/quote]

As a Jew, I'm more disturbed that you noticed the religions of people who weren't there, and are preemptively judging them for it, than I am by your decision to have a German-themed party. [/quote]

Meh. OP did nothing wrong.[/quote]

OP is keeping careful track of her Jewish friends and their movements. It's kind of weird. It would never have occurred to me to think that there had to be a reason that my friends didn't show, much less assume it was because of their religion. [/quote]

I see nothing wrong with OP wondering if no-show invitees who later may have been less warm to her last time they saw one another had a reason to behave that way. Sure OP could be, and probably is, off-base on this but she's trying to consider if she unthinkingly offended someone. You're odd for thinking she's offensive for wondering if she unintentionally offended someone.[/quote]

Agreed.[/quote]

+2.  OP is being thoughtful in wondering if she might have inadvertently offended one or more friends.  
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