“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.” – Jenseits von Gut und Base, Frederich Nietzsche (1886)

Supposedly, when ancient cartographers reached the limits of their knowledge, they warned their readers of the areas beyond by writing “Here Be Monsters!” [or “Dragons!” or “Lions!”] (The phrase was more recently popularized in the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean.)

Their declaration of “Monsters!” certified their ignorance.

In the mid 60s, there was a popular TV-show The Munsters. It had higher ratings than its rival The Addams Family and was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best TV Series. (It lost to The Rogues.)

The joke was, Dracula and Frankenstein considered themselves a normal American family. Both are funny, worn and loving. Nevertheless, they’re viewed as monsters.

Not only was the show’s co-creator Bob Mosher Jewish, but the best-known character Grandpa, i.e., Dracula, was obviously Jewish. Portrayed by Al Lewis (born Avraham Meister, educated at Yeshiva Chaim Berlin, sent his son to Yeshiva), his appearance, mannerisms and inflections were obviously Jewish.

The truth is, though based on Christian Vlad the Impaler, Dracula has always been a metaphor for bloodsucking Jews.

When he first........

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