Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S.Y. Agnon, Isaac…
Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S.Y. Agnon, Isaac…
This volume in the 'Studies in Contemporary Jewry' series provides a nuanced account of the history and development of Jewish humor, while also making a case for the importance of humor in studying any culture.
This volume in the 'Studies in Contemporary Jewry' series provides a nuanced account of the history and development of Jewish humor, while also making a case for the importance of humor in studying any culture.
Volume XXIX of Studies in Contemporary Jewry provides a nuanced account of the history and development of Jewish humor, while also making a case for the importance of humor in studying any culture.
Jewtopia: the chosen book for the chosen people
by Fogel, Bryan, Wolfson, Sam, Shearn, Amy, Beam, Drew
Jewtopia: the chosen book for the chosen people
by Fogel, Bryan, Wolfson, Sam, Shearn, Amy, Beam, Drew
Jewtopia: the chosen book for the chosen people
by Fogel, Bryan, Wolfson, Sam, Shearn, Amy, Beam, Drew
The creators of the Off-Broadway play "Jewtopia" offer a whimsical guide to Judaism that covers such topics as the official Jewish Babysitter Application, the complete timeline of Jewish expulsion, and the top-ten list of Jewish "Don'ts."