Editing Arthur Rubinstein (section)

===Jewish identity===
An [[agnostic]], Rubinstein was proud of his Jewish heritage.{{sfn|Sachs|1995|p=[https://archive.org/details/rubinsteinlife00sach/page/12/mode/2up?view=theater 13]}} He was a great friend of Israel,<ref name=manyyears/> which he visited several times with his wife and children, giving concerts with the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], recitals, and master classes at the [[Jerusalem Music Centre]].
In 1949, Rubinstein—who lost family members in [[the Holocaust]]—along with other prominent musicians (including [[Vladimir Horowitz|Horowitz]] and [[Jascha Heifetz|Heifetz]]) announced that he would not appear with the [[Chicago Symphony]] if it engaged the conductor [[Wilhelm Furtwängler]], who had remained in Germany during the war and who had performed a symphony for Hitler's birthday.<ref name="Teachout, Terry 1996"/>