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On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Micha Berger <<a href="mailto:micha@aishdas.org" target="_blank">micha@aishdas.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 07:16:45PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:<br>
: 1. At Marienbad did one take the waters in a communal pool, or in<br>
: individual baths?<br>
: 2. If a communal pool, was it mixed? Surely not!<br>
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My understanding is that these health spas had a communal bath without<br>
separate hours. That with 19th cent bathing suits (and care to avoid<br>
negi'ah), many of our greatgrandparents' role models had no problem<br>
mixed swimming.<br>
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-Micha</blockquote></div><br>Indeed it was my understanding that given the 19th century [Victorian?] bathing suit, mixed swimming was not such a big deal. Even the MEN wore tops. <br><br>So perhaps <br>Since it is not the issue of mixed swimming per se but the lack of tzinus at the average beach<br>
Therefore, this can be obviated in our day by having a family-run beach in which tznius bathing suits prevailed.<br>
<br><br>RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com<br>see: <a href="http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/</a>
</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Kol Tuv / Best Regards,<br>RabbiRichWolpoe@Gmail.com<br>see: <a href="http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/">http://nishmablog.blogspot.com/</a>