Do the Rothschilds Control the World? | Unpacked

From humble beginnings in the Frankfurt ghettos of the 1760s, Mayer Amschel Rothschild’s rise to patriarch of a global banking empire is often overshadowed by enduring yet baseless antisemitic accusations that paint the Rothschild family as puppeteers behind world affairs. The Rothschild name has been synonymous with both financial innovation and conspiracy theories ranging from controlling global events to creating financial crises. Despite their continued contributions to banking and philanthropy, the Rothschild heirs remain symbols of harmful Jewish stereotypes about wealth. In the digital age, these theories have not only persisted but have grown and been embellished upon online, shrouding the family’s legacy in continued controversy. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:43 Jews, moneylending, and banking 01:56 The antisemitic greedy trope 02:22 Rise of the Rothschild banking empire 04:01 The Rothschild conspiracy 07:11 The conspiracy theory spreads widely 08:51 Rothschild as syn