Fascinating guys the Erteguns - there's a good book there! They mixed Ivy and Savile Row effortlessly and just had the ultimate record label (yes yes l know Led Zep etc but as with all friends you have to look at them with one eye shut). Chris - apologies for connection problems whilst I was in Italy. Let's meet up for a chat in the Bar soon - long overdue.

GG

Seems apposite just at the moment.

I’d never heard  of Mike Nichols until your post.
Somebody new to check out.
That’s why I love this forum.It’s like further education in hip.
Just off to Chiltern Street.Waiting for the train akin to being a kid on Christmas Eve.

I posted the original years ago.  Nothing has happened to change my point of view and I've since acquired Jewish relatives.

Right.  Now fuck off.

‘Jews have always served WASPS as tailors, bankers and lawyers.’  I’m sure I’m reading this in a way that wasn’t intended by the author- but in a thread about ‘contributions’, it seems especially odd.  Once again, I’m sure it was just poorly phrased.

I don’t think you said it. Unless you changed your screen name here? Also, I’m not easily offended - and on subjects like this I don’t know if I’m “offendable?? ; I tend to think people are prone to missteps. I am. I’m old school fallible.

Talking from a Jewish perspective - about Jews Serving WASPS – let me clarify something oft overlooked. We are a minority. Pure and simple.
For any business to gain critical mass you need volume and in the case of a Jewish business that means serving the majority - who in a number of countries we're all familiar with means at the very least WASP's or the wider Christian community. I haven't got a problem with this. And I don't know of anyone who is Jewish who would have a problem.

Many successful businesses that were started by Jews are successful not because they're owned or fraternised by a Jewish cliental but because they have appeal.

Where I do have a massive issue is when gentiles put us all in the same bag. You know the nonsense about owning the media, finance, the global cabal rubbish or the nonsense spouted about assimilation.IE We all change our names to blend in rubbish.

A Jewish joke that highlights what we're really like - What do you get if you put three Jews together in a room - 4 opinions

What’s the difference between Jews and Germans?

Germans just love Klezmer music!

Jdemy, don't apologise.  There was/is nothing subservient about our Mr. Simons.  Mr.Simons has chutzpah and to spare.  As TwoRussellStreet has said elsewhere, few gentlemen in England now would be having these online conversations had it not been for the single-minded vision of The King Of Belsize Park.  As for Einstein, he gave me some problems when I was studying Astronomy in my first year at university.  Gershwin - I dig him, man.  Chagall - I need to read a decent biography. 
I'll take 'The Joys Of Yiddish' in the meanwhile...

There is a Jewish stereotype that sport is not their thing.
However I've been doing some background reading/research on the East End of London and I was initially surprised to find out how dominant Jewish boxers were at one time. Similarly in Brooklyn NY. The immigrants were poor and they literally fought their way out of poverty.

I can think of at least one member of the 1966 English World Cup Squad who at least had Jewish ancestry.  As Robbie says, it's a stereotype.  Yet another.