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Does Jewish humour win friends and why should it matter?

by Wisse, Ruth
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Wisse broadly traces modern Jewish humor around the world, teasing out its implications as she explores memorable and telling examples from German, Yiddish, English, Russian, and Hebrew. Among other topics, the book looks at how Jewish humor channeled Jewish learning and wordsmanship into new avenues of creativity, brought relief to liberal non-Jews in repressive societies, and enriched popular culture in the United States. This event took place at the JPL on October 21st 2013.
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Publisher: Jewish Public Library

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  • File size: 37034 KB
  • Release date: March 9, 2015
  • Duration: 01:17:09

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  • File size: 37038 KB
  • Release date: March 9, 2015
  • Duration: 01:17:09
  • Number of parts: 1

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Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)

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English

Wisse broadly traces modern Jewish humor around the world, teasing out its implications as she explores memorable and telling examples from German, Yiddish, English, Russian, and Hebrew. Among other topics, the book looks at how Jewish humor channeled Jewish learning and wordsmanship into new avenues of creativity, brought relief to liberal non-Jews in repressive societies, and enriched popular culture in the United States. This event took place at the JPL on October 21st 2013.
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Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)