Who is Mayer Amschel Rothschild from The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve and what is their importance?

Rothschild raised himself out of his childhood ghetto in Germany to become the founder of a large banking dynasty. The family became known throughout Europe and the United States as powerful financiers, especially during wartime. The author counted the Rothschilds as early architects of what would become worldwide central banking.