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Latest comment: 9 months ago by Vexald in topic "You know Dizzy is my J.C."
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Only British Prime Minister to have been born Jewish

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That's what the article sz at end of 1st paragraph. Wonder if this should be changed to "have been ethnically Jewish." To me, the current construction implies other prime ministers may have been Jewish, though not at birth. 2602:306:BC65:40B9:6993:D575:B492:D4E5 (talk) 14:38, 6 July 2024 (UTC)Reply

You guys really should use a normal photo for the main

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The current one is bizarre and makes him look very weird looking. Had to scroll to find normal ones of him standing straight and looking directly at the camera, like your average profile picture would do. There are many better in this article, someone should change it. I don’t know how. 2601:8C0:880:4750:58FE:7525:4075:C637 (talk) 15:42, 18 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

I think that image is excellent. But which would you favour? Martinevans123 (talk) 15:48, 18 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Was he Jewish?

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Did he identify as Jewish? Did the Jewish community at the time see him as one of their own or no? Sasha1107 (talk) 05:18, 28 February 2025 (UTC)Reply

"You know Dizzy is my J.C."

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I cannot fathom that this is a real quote. I cannot find the source that is listed (Aldous, p. 225; and Blake (1967), pp. 525–526) and I really want to know if this was an actual quote. Very funny if true but I don't believe it.

Can anyone with better googling skills verify this? 24.70.220.190 (talk) 05:36, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

The Aldous reference under Sources includes a link to the book (you need an Internet Archive account to read it). Aldous cites Mollie Hardwick's Mrs Dizzy (p.191), and she cites the diary of Lord Rosebery, 14 May 1899 (which I haven't found online). Vexald (talk) 08:42, 20 October 2025 (UTC)Reply