Conspiracy theories about the Rothschilds are still going strong on Twitter
After David Rothschild —no relation to the banking family — clapped back at an Elon Musk tweet, things quickly devolved into antisemitic conspiracies.
After David Rothschild —no relation to the banking family — clapped back at an Elon Musk tweet, things quickly devolved into antisemitic conspiracies.
The Rothschilds: a Dynasty of Art Patrons in France Edited by Pauline Prevost-Marcilhacy Published by Somogy Éditions d’Art, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, and Musée du Louvre Éditions. To paraphrase the old Yiddish joke, “If I were Rothschild, I’d be richer than Rothschild; I’d donate some art on the side.” This new three-volume study explains more…
As comic Buddy Hackett — who frequented NBC’s Tonight Show hosted by Jonny Carson — often cited his grandmother’s Yiddish expression for “disappointed” as entoysht — is regrettably how I felt when I saw the latest incarnation of the Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), Jerry Bock (music) and Sherman Yellen(book) musical “The Rothschilds & Sons.” Presented by the York…
“Fiddler on the Roof,” composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick’s great, melancholy look at Ashkenazic history, with a book by Joseph Stein, opened on Broadway in 1964 and ran for nearly eight years. It ends, heartbreakingly, with the villagers of Anatevka, ejected from their home, marching west, ready to start new lives — marching,…
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