Do Jewish people like Richard Wagner's music?

There are many people who would like to see the book banned and who treat the idea of even discussing Wagner's views as revisionist and inherently racist. Yet, as Alexander Knapp, lecturer in Jewish Music at London University points out, "Wagner was not the only the only composer to show antagonism towards Jews. read more

I happen to like Wagner's music. But there is no question that Richard Wagner hated Jews. He was a well known anti semite and racist and anti semitic themes are a big part of his music. Wagner's music, in a manner of speaking, was the score of the holocaust. read more

I agree with Wagner’s statement here. I grew up around Jewish people, and Yiddish is an aesthetically distasteful language. Many times, it sounds like somebody is clearing phlegm from their throat: “eck,” “dreck,” and bleck,” etc. Most Americans have never heard Jews speaking in their native tongue. read more