Epstein Secrets

carrying virulently anti-Israel signs. The sign carriers were shouting epithets at me that crossed the line from civility to bigotry. “Dershowitz and Hitler, just the same, the only difference is the name.” The sin that, in the opinion of the screamers, watranted this comparison between me and the man who

eeches of Hizbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah or Osama Bin Laden. There was also constant, casual antisemitism around me. My father would boast of how Adolf Hitler was a hero, his only failing being that he didn't kill enough Jews. 354 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017441 4.2.12 WC: 191694 What changed? In Waterstones one

as the hair stylist Vidal Sassoon. The topic of my speech was the Middle East conflict. I was introduced to Sassoon by David Steinberg, the comedian. Steinberg said, “Did you know that Vidal Sassoon had fought for Israel during its War of Independence?” Sassoon added, “I was in the Palmach,” which was the el

nd defeats. I can still sing ditties I learned from friends (the first sung to the tune of the Disney song from Snow White). “Whistle while you work Hitler is a jerk Mussolini is a meanie And the Japs are worse” And another (sung to the melody of “My Country Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty”): “My c

”). Recently, I spoke to a Jewish group in Los Angeles and among the guests were Vidal Sassoon (the style master) and David Steinberg (the comedian). Steinberg mentioned to me that when Sassoon was a young man, he had volunteered to fight for the Palmach (If you think that seems unlikely, consider that “Dr.

nts. Died March 7 of cancer. Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist, 90. Last survivor of a group of German army officers, who tried unsuccessfully to kill Adolf Hitler. Died March 8. Elizabeth Cheval, 56. She founded EMC Capital Management Inc., a Bannockburn, Illinois-based investment firm. Died March 9 in China a

abia” and received four Golden Globe awards and eight Oscar nominations. Died December 14. Dennis Busti, 71. He was the CEO of corporate raider Saul Steinberg’s Reliance National Insurance Co., a unit created to handle high-risk insurance coverage for clients such as nuclear- plant operators. Died Dec. 14 a