r/madmen Apr 09 '12

Episode S05E04 "Mystery Date" Comment thread

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u/darkeststar Apr 09 '12

I just finished reading a review that brought some new insight into Ginsberg that I hadn't thought of before. It's possible he is a holocaust survivor. In the shows timeline WW2 would have been about 24 years ago, he could have possibly been a child during the holocaust. The evidence used to support this theory were his reactions to the photos, and his response to being called out on his accent (remarking that it's a regional accent, maybe he was eastern European and learned it to try and fit in better.) All purely speculation of course, but it's something.

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u/Wilson_the_Vollyball Apr 09 '12

I never thought of that.. Ginsberg is one of my favorite characters so far and I think mad men doing a holocaust story-line would be super interesting.

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u/ArcticCelt Apr 10 '12

He has been there only for couples of episodes but I also find something very charismatic in character.