Sopranos Chat: Tony Feuds With His Favorite Jew
Last year Forward.com editor Ami Eden wrote an essay arguing that mob boss Tony Soprano had a thick philosemitic streak inspired by a Jewish associate, Herman “Hesh” Rabkin.
Did last week’s episode — with a Tony-Hesh feud — ruin the theory? Click here to hear from Eden and Forward associate editor Gabriel Sanders on the issue.
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