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To: milestogo
An interesting historical footnote is that many of the Jews in Europe of the time of Napoleon were actually hoping that he would prevail. Alas Waterloo unfolded. The poor old Rothschilds did ok out of the final battle of the Napoleonic War though.

P.S. Napoleon actually re-instituted the ancient Sanhedrin at one point.

5 posted on 03/17/2005 5:38:58 PM PST by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Napoleon, paradoxically, can be viewed both as a tyrant and as a progressive. Among his fans was Beethoven, until Napoleon crossed the line and seemed more a tyrant than a friend of liberty. Many Jews were in the forefront of what they saw as movement toward reason and progress and away from superstition and the Ancien Regime.


7 posted on 03/17/2005 5:45:09 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer

Napoleon also "united" Poland and improved the educational system, which was once one of the best in Europe but had fallen on hard times since the partition. He is considered a hero by many Poles.


36 posted on 03/17/2005 6:45:19 PM PST by Clemenza (Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms: The Other Holy Trinity)
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To: Red Sea Swimmer
The poor old Rothschilds did ok out of the final battle of the Napoleonic War though

Oh Gosh....don't even bring up the Rothschilds....

You will be attacked by the Freepers who deny there is even a Rothschild family and a banking cartel.

Look Out...I'm warning you!

There are a few of the ...Oh you must be the anti Jewish banker anti semitist people who think.....type people.

It happends every time!

48 posted on 03/17/2005 7:11:57 PM PST by Radioactive
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