Mehta was described by violinist Itzhak Perlman as "what we call in Yiddish a mensch" - someone who is worthy and full of good deeds. The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed, accompanied by violinist Pinchas Zuckerman.
In the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.
I'm sure old man Joseph, the antisemite (*), would have really choked on that one.
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In the late 1930s, the Kennedys settled in London, where Joseph Kennedy, Sr., was serving as ambassador. A virulent anti-Semite and isolationist, Kennedy relentlessly and ruthlessly fought to keep America out of the war in Europe.
and see this article:
Norwood, Stephen H., "Marauding Youth and the Christian Front: Antisemitic Violence in Boston and New York During World War II", American Jewish History - Volume 91, Number 2, June 2003, pp. 233-267
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