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Originally posted by 193866:
Frank_W ... Horowitz actually made this statement? tThe remark is crude and hopefully beneath old Horowitz...Maybe he needed more schooling in maturity, logic and wisdom...Sandy B. Well, like other posters have said, I think it is a contextual thing, and I'm sure he was being very tongue-in-cheek. (Gosh, I sure hope he was, anyway!) LOL
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I think Horowitz had a very dry sense of humor and was aware of who he was saying it to. And I'm positive he was being tongue-in-cheek.
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Originally posted by Hank Drake:
I can't help recalling what Itzhak Perlman said, when asked about the high number of Jewish violinists.
"The fingers, they're circumcised, you see. Which makes for good dexterity, especially in the pinky." :rofl: omg, hank, i'm dyin' that is hilarious. as for the horowitz comment, he was two out of the three! 
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Originally posted by piqu�: Originally posted by Hank Drake:
[b] I can't help recalling what Itzhak Perlman said, when asked about the high number of Jewish violinists.
"The fingers, they're circumcised, you see. Which makes for good dexterity, especially in the pinky."
as for the horowitz comment, he was two out of the three! [/b]Some might say he was three out of three! (must be some sort of prize for that)
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Originally posted by eromlignod:
But Jews had already clearly demonstrated their flair for the performing arts long before the holocaust. Look at Hollywood. Prior to WWII the majority of studios were owned by Jews and the industry was largely staffed by Jewish actors, musicians and dancers (and still is). I won't give a history lesson here, but the Holocaust wasn't the first time jews were persecuted. And it wasn't the first time they showed incredible resiliance in surviving and rebuilding. The Jewish studio owners came after the Spanish Inquisition, after the Maccabees, and after the Pharaoh of Egypt  . But you make a good point about genetics.
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Originally posted by piqu麊 Originally posted by Hank Drake:
[b] I can't help recalling what Itzhak Perlman said, when asked about the high number of Jewish violinists.
"The fingers, they're circumcised, you see. Which makes for good dexterity, especially in the pinky."
as for the horowitz comment, he was two out of the three! [/b]Horowitz was raised in the Jewish tradition, but was in fact not religious. That's one of the reasons religion was not an issue in his marriage to Wanda Toscanini--who was a non-observant Catholic.
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Now my ideal Pearlman made such a crude statement too...More than I want to hear...I love humor...but... to me as a mature women this just crude...Maybe men's humor...signing off for now...Sandy B.
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Hello ...An adoring fan here of Itzak Perlman...The spelling I hope is correct...He deserves correct spelling... We just saw Mr.Perlman at Wolf Trap this summer...the place was so packed...He was mostly conducting... We saw him at least three other times live at Wolf Trap through the years... ...only playing violin... Has anyone else heard him perform live? If not, he is probably close to retirement, at appx. 60 years old, and, if you can... please do not miss the opportunity...Sandy B
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Originally posted by Hank Drake:
[QUOTE]Horowitz was raised in the Jewish tradition, but was in fact not religious. That's one of the reasons religion was not an issue in his marriage to Wanda Toscanini--who was a non-observant Catholic. he was an ethnic jew. religion has nothing to do with it.
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Originally posted by 193866:
Now my ideal Pearlman made such a crude statement too...More than I want to hear...I love humor...but... to me as a mature women this just crude...Maybe men's humor...signing off for now...Sandy B. i'm not a man, and i think what he said is hilarious.
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Alright, people, it's like this:
On an individual level, that is, considered person by person, the question, "Why are there so many Jewish pianists," is really a nonsensical question. Answering it with more nonsense, as Perlman and Horowitz did, is just another way of saying, "Go away with this ridiculous question!"
That's my take, anyway.
And I accept all your thanks for not having posted any circumcision jokes.
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i see it the same way, pal. "ask me a stupid question and i'll give you a stupid answer."
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Originally posted by Palindrome:
On an individual level, that is, considered person by person, the question, "Why are there so many Jewish pianists," is really a nonsensical question. Answering it with more nonsense, as Perlman and Horowitz did, is just another way of saying, "Go away with this ridiculous question!"
I don't think the Horowitz reply was in response to "Why are there so many Jewish pianists?"
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