Joys of Jewish Humor
In thirty-two entertaining chapters, humorist and master storyteller Henry D. Spalding introduces us to a wide range of colorful characters from the Jewish past and present.
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Joys of Jewish Humor
In thirty-two entertaining chapters, humorist and master storyteller Henry D. Spalding introduces us to a wide range of colorful characters from the Jewish past and present.
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Joys of Jewish Humor

Joys of Jewish Humor

Joys of Jewish Humor

Joys of Jewish Humor

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In thirty-two entertaining chapters, humorist and master storyteller Henry D. Spalding introduces us to a wide range of colorful characters from the Jewish past and present.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780824603342
Publisher: Jonathan David Co., Inc
Publication date: 06/03/1985
Pages: 364
Sales rank: 1,003,812
Product dimensions: 6.52(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.21(d)

Table of Contents

1Merry Mishmash from Old Europe1
2Logic and Deduction18
3Shnorrers: or-- To give unto others is blessed, but to receive is simply divine27
4Tightskates and Cheapwards: or-- How to be selfish in practice without sacrificing your principles40
5Shlemiels and Shlimazls: or-- Such kinds of person you wouldn't want they should marry your sister51
6Atheists, Agnostics and Converts: or-- How to put your shoes on backwards and walk into yourself59
7Fibbers: or-- Allright already, stop lying; I believe you!68
8Dirty Crooks: or-- Crime doesn't pay, but oy, such good hours!73
9Miracles: or-- If God can't help with money, He'll at least give a sympathetic groan81
10Rabbis, Preachers and Cantors: or-- So they can't stand each other; at least they're not anti-Semitic84
11Religion: or--In the beginning was the word, and the word was "gevald!"101
12The Sages of Chelm111
13Fur, Fish and Fowl: or--Jewish creatures that hop, walk, run, creep, crawl, fly or nebach swim for a living130
14Marriage Brokers: or--Love is just a lot of dame foolishness137
15Marriage and Divorce: or--Married couples should think twice before divorcing--but enough is enough!147
16Circumcisions and Bar Mitzvahs: or--Lose a little here, gain a little there160
17The Army--That's All I Need!165
18Anti-Semites: or--Good Christians should not hate Jews any more than is absolutely necessary
Part 1Eastern Europe177
Part 2The Third Reich184
Part 3The United States201
19These Wandering Jews: or--Westward Ho the Fagins!207
20Death and Taxes: or--To die we can always find time217
21Jewish Holidays: or--By you a rosary is a suitable Chanukah gift?231
22Smoking, Drinking and Gambling: or--How to indulge your vices with impunity, or with anyone else235
23Eat a Little Something: or--What do you mean, you burned the Kool-Aid?244
24Waiters, Restaurants and Patrons: or--Menus we don't serve. You want to read, go to the library251
25Show Biz: or--All right, so you're an actor; but what do you do for a living?261
26The Tot-Rod Set: or--No, Son, when little Bo Peep lost her sheep it wasn't deductible, but I like your thinking274
27Communication: or--To speak a dialect is bad enough, but with an accent?285
28Education: or--In the bright lexicon of youth there is no such word as "fail"--or, as some of them spell it, "fale"298
29Science313
30Culture: or--Why did you bring that book that I didn't want to be read to out of up for?318
31Quick Wits and Taut Retorts334
32Judges, Lawyers and Defendants: or--It is the opinion of the court that this innocent Jew is guilty as charged344
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