‘Mean Old Jews Who Crucify My Lord’
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Hats off to New York Times music critic Ben Sisario for posting this rousing holiday song by one Sister Albertha Harris Lewis on his blog. Our question is, who is Sister Albertha Harris Lewis, anyway? One thing is for sure though: Anti-Semitism never sounded so good. Please share any info in the comments and listen to the song after the jump.
Listen to ‘Mean Old Jews Who Crucify My Lord’:
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