Jewish Joke: A Short History-with Punchlines

Jewish joking is as old as Abraham, and like the Jews themselves these jokes and comedians have wandered the world, learned countless languages, seen pretty hostile audiences, and still developed and maintained a distinctive identity. This book looks at Jewish jokes and the famous Jews of comedy from Groucho Marx to Jerry Seinfeld, and it full of tales from these famous comics that show the history, context, and connections to the wider culture of Jewish joking. This book balances serious research with humorous insight into the well-known and much loved phenomenon of Jewish humor and jokes.

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