Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Vinyl Visions
. From: rpm...@aol.com Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:44:50 -0500 To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism Given when he was born, where he lived, and his own ethnic and cultural group, I would be surprised if he were either more or less anti-semitic than others

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread George Glastris
, January 27, 2013 10:12 AM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism Honestly, growing up in western Michigan, even as a white male I felt somewhat oppressed by the very nature of the clannish ethnic groups. It didn't matter if you were white, what mattered was whether

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread rpms71
Do you eat strawberries with sweet cream (Christian) or sour cream (Jewish)? Is your family from eastern Europe (Russia, Romania, Besserabia) or Germany/Netherlands? To some it matters. I doubt that Edison was exposed to niceties of this sort, but social placement in relation to his

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread George Glastris
UGH! You had me going until the end. -Original Message- From: Ken and Brenda Brekke Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 12:14 PM To: 'Antique Phonograph List' Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism Every once in a while, a little bit of historical trivia comes to light. Did you

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Steven Medved
Impressive to say the least. From: kb...@charter.net To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:14:44 -0600 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism Every once in a while, a little bit of historical trivia comes to light. Did you know The Goldberg Brothers

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Abe Feder
Very, very funny! Abe On Sun, Jan 27, 2013 at 11:49 AM, Steven Medved steve_nor...@msn.comwrote: Impressive to say the least. From: kb...@charter.net To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:14:44 -0600 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism Every once

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Randy Larson
That was awesome Ken! Loved it! On Jan 27, 2013 12:29 PM, Ken and Brenda Brekke kb...@charter.net wrote: Every once in a while, a little bit of historical trivia comes to light. Did you know The Goldberg Brothers - The Inventors of the Automobile Air Conditioner. Here's a little factoid

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Brantley Kuglar
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Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Michael F. Khanchalian
. Then again, he would remind my mother that HIS family were Corinthian but that HER family were only Thessalian. -Original Message- From: Vinyl Visions Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 10:12 AM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism Honestly

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Greg Bogantz
: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism You mean you look down on everyone except the Armenians. Come on now George :-) Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2013, at 8:33 AM, George Glastris glast...@comcast.net wrote: Be that as it may, we Greeks look down on everyone else since we are the creators

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Andrew Baron
Bogantz - Original Message - From: Michael F. Khanchalian mfkhanchal...@altrionet.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism You mean you look down on everyone except

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread George Glastris
Yes, it and it says how wonderful the Greeks are! -Original Message- From: Greg Bogantz Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 6:48 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism The fact that Americans were more obsessed with immigrants and nationalities

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread George Glastris
Wellmaybe we don't look down on the Armenians, but we may glance down on them. You do make lovely rugs. -Original Message- From: Michael F. Khanchalian Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 5:54 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism You mean

Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-27 Thread Dennis Back
, George Glastris glast...@comcast.net wrote: From: George Glastris glast...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 8:59 PM Yes, it and it says how wonderful the Greeks

[Phono-L] Edison and anti-semitism

2013-01-26 Thread rpms71
Given when he was born, where he lived, and his own ethnic and cultural group, I would be surprised if he were either more or less anti-semitic than others in the United States who weren't themselves Jewish. It wasn't remarkable for a Christian home owner to want to sell his home to