It is similar to lard, tallow and schmaltz. Schmaltz is eaten spread on bread. Eldridge was instrumental in changing the course of Krupa's big band from schmaltz to jazz. The rendered schmaltz is then filtered and clarified. On Broadway Hausner had the role of Sammy Schmaltz in "Queer People" (1934). Stephen Erlewine of AllMusic noted that the song had a "sweet schmaltz". Stein also voiced the character Sam Schmaltz in the 1996 computer adventure game "Toonstruck". Schmaltz is the son of Mike and Lisa Schmaltz. Roland Schmaltz (born November 15, 1974) is a German chess grandmaster. It was his first play since "Avec Schmaltz" in 1984. In 2018, the band released their second full-length, "Schmaltz". On 27 April, Nick Schmaltz was added.