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Rich as a Jew
This expression arose in the Middle Ages, when Jews
were almost the only merchants, and were certainly the most wealthy of
the people. There are still the Rothschilds among them, and others of
great wealth.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Rich as a Jew from Infoplease:
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