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All hail Emperor Norton.Report
The video as many of these videos do fail to mention that Emperor Abraham Joshua Norton was a Jew.Report
This seems to have mattered to the people of San Francisco not a whit. Which I for one find heartening.Report
San Francisco always had a significant Jewish population/elite which was welcomed with open arms or relatively open arms. Many earlier leaders and prominent citizens were Jewish. I think though, this was helped, by many of them being German, Reform, and assimilated minded as opposed to ultra-Orthodox Eastern Europeans who adhered to the old ways. Plus it was a newer city and could not be snobby like New York or Boston or Philadelphia.Report
The point was more about contemporary erasure of Jewish identity in the way that wouldn’t happen with every other minority.Report
He even had his own pizza place (sadly, it closed in 2020.)Report
1872: Emperor Norton levies a fine of $25 on anyone who calls San Francisco, “Frisco”.
I believe this is still in effect to this day.Report
I laughed out loud at this, and yes, yes it is still in effect.Report
Inflation took the sting out of the fine thoughReport
Herb Caen used to mention Emperor Norton in his column. I never got the details like this video had, but I gathered that he was a colorful folk hero. Which yes, he was, and even more.Report