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• n  (Yiddish) excessive sentimentality in art or music

• David Rubinoff, veteran king of the shmaltz fiddlers, was sued for $50,000 by a Chicagoan who charged the sad-eyed violinist with alienating his late wife's affections back in the .

• schmaltz
• schmalz

News & Articles

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• Grand opening of the new Shmaltz Brewery
  Area residents joined in to celebrate the grand opening of Shmaltz Brewing Company's new 20,000-square-foot brewing facility Sunday.
  July 7, 2013 - FOX 23 News Albany

Quotes

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• David Shore in Ottawa Citizen
  House's character allows us to push hard,Shore said. "We don't do shmaltz. We fight against sentimentality, and we fight against earnestness. But we do have a heart, beating in there somewhere. And Hugh Laurie is really accomplished at...