Epstein Files; Jeffrey Epstein Joked: “The Jews Pull Strings?” At Island Dinner Party

In this June 23, 2018 email (sent from and to his own address, jeevacation@gmail.com), Jeffrey Epstein describes a humorous anecdote from a recent dinner he hosted.

He recounts asking his right-wing dinner guests why they are so anti-Semitic.

One guest replied that “historically we all know its actually been the Jews behind the govts actually pulling the strings” (implying a classic antisemitic conspiracy theory about Jewish control of governments).

When Epstein asked “like who?”, the guest pointed at him (Epstein), prompting everyone at the table to burst into laughter, with comments like “ME?!!” and joking that he was “guilty” — tying it to how, in just three days, various high-profile figures (princes, prime ministers, emissaries, and presidents of world bodies) had supposedly been linked to him or found “guilty” in some context.

Epstein calls the moment “so funny” and adds “wish you were here,” apparently sharing the story for amusement (possibly self-deprecating or ironic, given his own background and associations).The email appears to mock or highlight the absurdity of antisemitic tropes while playfully embracing the “puppet master” stereotype directed at him personally amid his real-world scandals and connections to powerful people. This anecdote has circulated in recent discussions of leaked Epstein-related emails.