About this episode

This episode explores the lives of two famous misers, Ebenezer Scrooge and Yossele the Holy Miser, highlighting their historical and literary significance.

Two misers for the price of one! Charles Dickens created the world-famous character Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1840s, but he may have been inspired by a real-life miser named John Elwes. Another famous miser is buried in a Jewish cemetery in Krakow, Poland. However, it turns out that Yossele the Holy Miser wasn't as miserly as everyone believed him to be during his life.

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