Mr. Hubert. A what?
Mr. Branch. Temperamental—real temperamental, but he was a good fellow. The only thing, though, he bragged because he was a Jew.
Mr. Hubert. He bragged because he was a Jew?
Mr. Branch. A lot of times.
Mr. Hubert. Could you give us an example of that, please, or several examples?
Mr. Branch. You see, a long time ago he had a place down here in the bottom called Cavalcade of Blues and he went busted and he said he was going to leave, and he was going to come back and still have the Cavalcade of Blues, and they busted him, and he got broke, and he said, “I’m coming back,” and he said, “I’m going to be the only Jew that ever come back and repeat it again”; and he did—he came back.
Mr. Hubert. And he boasted about it later—you heard him do so?
Mr. Branch. He done that—he told me two or three times.
Mr. Hubert. Can you give us some other examples of episodes or things he said which would indicate that he was proud of being of the Jewish faith?
Mr. Branch. I don’t believe I can.