What is a Berenberg?

What is a Berenberg? Strictly speaking, all the currently surnamed Berenbergs are dead and buried (at least the ones I knew personally.) But the Berenberg spirit lives on. Berenberg, in the 21st century is:

• a way of life
• a Weltanschauung
• a deeply held tenacious belief in something ineffable but of overweening importance
• a cri du coeur
• a line in the sand
• a chip on the shoulder
• a mishegoss in the mishpoche
• a gift of the gods
• a bank. (But that's not our Berenbergs)
• an art gallery (Ditto. We've got our own art gallery.)

Here, then, is the Berenberg Web Log. Contributions (text and images) are solicited. Please email them to berenberg@doublesquids.com. To be distinguished from common spam, Berenblog email messages should have the word "berenblog" somewhere in the subject line.