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Why the English country house was also often Jewish

JL;DR SUMMARY Jewish Country Houses explores the presence and meaning of Jewish-owned country houses in England, challenging perceptions and stereotypes about Jewish identity and heritage. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Cultural IdentityHeritageJewish EliteJewish Country HousesEnglish Country HousesJuliet CareyAbigail GreenHélène BinetWaddesdon Manor

Places mentioned

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
"Ten years ago, when Juliet Carey and I first began thinking about Jewish country houses at Waddesdon Manor, minority heritage was only just becoming fashionable."
France
"The Chteau de Ferrires in France was built for James de Rothschild by Joseph Paxton of Crystal Palace fame in a blatant attempt to outdo his English cousins."
Hungary
"Schossberger Kastely in Hungary was inspired by Alfred de Rothschilds Halton Hall."
Kent, United Kingdom
"they married rich foreign Jews, as well as English ones; owned houses in different countries; and cultivated a sophisticated taste that reflected the cosmopolitan, international milieu in which they move"
Germany
"But it is also true in Britain, where attacks on the National Trust in recent years only serve to remind us how seriously we take the cult of the English country house. Most people know Waddesdon belonged to a Jewish family and doesnt it look bling and foreign? Surprisingly few realise something similar could be said about quintessentially English-seeming properties like Nymans, Ightham Mote and Upton House."
Strawberry Hill House, Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
"Discovering Jewish Country Houses: Photographs by Hlne Binet is showing at Strawberry Hill House until 8 January 2025"

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