Epstein or Epshtein – you decide!
As Jeremy Corbyn is accused of giving a “more Jewish” twist to the name of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, here's a list of other famous Shteins - or is it Stein?
As Jeremy Corbyn is accused of making disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sound “more Jewish” after mispronouncing his name during Tuesday night’s live television debate, we call upon the right honourable opposition leader to decipher how these other famous “Steins” or “Shteins” pronounce their names…
Composer Leonard Bern-shtein
Physicist Albert Ein-shtein
Beatles manager Brian Ep- shtein
American librettist and producer Oscar Hammer-shtein II
Actor and playwright Harvey Fier-shtein
Journalist and politician Lord Daniel Finkel-shtein
Actress Hailee Shtein-feld
Watch the moment Jeremy Corbyn pronounced Jeffrey Epstein’s name as Ep-shtein…
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