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French hell, everyone spends the day walking along the boulevards and feasting in bistros. Then, at midnight, everyone is placed in the most boiling-hot water until morning." The man: "Oy, sounds terrible." The angel: "It is." The man: "So what's American hell?" The angel: "Well, in American hell, everyone spends the day watching movies and eating fast-food. Then, at midnight, everyone is placed in the most boiling-hot water until morning." The man: "Oy, sounds terrible." The angel: "It is." The man: "So what's Israeli hell?" The angel: "Well, in Israeli hell, you live on a kibbutz: you wake up at dawn to work all day in the fields, at lunch you get some bread and cheese. Then, at midnight, everyone is placed in the most boiling-hot water until morning." The man: "That sounds horrible, why would anyone want Israeli hell?"

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humorist, like the prophet, would basically take people to task for their failings. The humor of Eastern Europe especially was centered on defending the poor against the exploitation of the upper classes or other authority figures, so rabbis were made fun of, authority figures were made fun of and rich people were made fun of. It really served as a social catharsis.

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Turning to the priest, the lead police officer said, "Father Murphy, were you gambling?" Turning his eyes to heaven, the priest whispered, "Lord, forgive me for what I am about to do." To the police officer, he then said, "No, officer; I was not gambling." The officer then asked the minister, "Pastor

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It is said that after God made the world, he filled it with people. He sent off an angel with two sacks, one full of wisdom and one full of foolishness. The second sack was much heavier. So after a time it started to drag. Soon it got caught on a mountaintop and so all the foolishness spilled out and

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A Reform Rabbi was so compulsive a golfer that once, on Yom Kippur, he left the house early and went out for a quick nine holes by himself. An angel who happened to be looking on immediately notified his superiors that a grievous sin was being committed. On the sixth hole, God caused a mighty wind

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The town of Chełm decided to build a new synagogue. So, some strong, able-bodied men were sent to a mountaintop to gather heavy stones for the foundation. The men put the stones on their shoulders and trudged down the mountain to the town below. When they arrived, the town constable yelled, "Foolish

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Many Jewish jokes involve a rabbi and a Christian clergyman, exploiting different interpretations of a shared environment. Often they start with something like "A rabbi and a priest..." and make fun of either the rabbi's interpretation of Christianity or (seeming) differences between Christian and

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A man dies and comes up to the heavenly court to be judged. An angel informs him that he has to serve some time in hell, but not to worry, he can choose between three different hells: French hell, American hell and Israeli hell. Asks the man: "What's the difference?" Answers the angel: "Well, in

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You have a lot of shtoch, or jab humor, which is usually meant to deflate pomposity or ego, and to deflate people who consider themselves high and mighty. But Jewish humor was also a device for self-criticism within the community, and I think that's where it really was the most powerful. The

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was performed in New York City. He is also the protagonist in a new series of comics for children with the titles The Adventures of Hershele, Hershele Rescues the Captives, Hershele and the Treasure in Yerushalayim, Hershele makes the Grade, and Hershele Discovers America.

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A Buddhist monk goes to a barber to have his head shaved. "What should I pay you?" the monk asks. "No price, for a holy man such as yourself," the barber replies. And what do you know, the next day the barber comes to open his shop, and finds on his doorstep a dozen

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is even more powerful. He was walking once, and there was a huge mountain in his path. He waved his handkerchief, and there was mountain on the right, mountain on the left, but no mountain in the middle!" Said the third, "Ha! That is still nothing! My

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Later that day, a priest comes in to have his hair cut. "What shall I pay you, my son?" "No price, for a man of the cloth such as yourself." And what do you know, the next day the barber comes to open his shop, and finds on his doorstep a dozen

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men! You should have rolled the stones down the mountain!" The men agreed this was an excellent idea. So they turned around, and with the stones still on their shoulders, trudged back up the mountain, and rolled the stones back down again.

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Two Rabbis argued late into the night about the existence of God, and, using strong arguments from the scriptures, ended up indisputably disproving His existence. The next day, one Rabbi was surprised to see the other walking into the

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is very powerful. He was walking once, and there was a big lake in his path. He waved his handkerchief, and there was lake on the right, lake on the left, but no lake in the middle." To which the second retorted, "That's nothing. My

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Jokes have been made about the shifting of gender roles (in the more traditional Orthodox movement, women marry at a young age and have many children, while the more liberal Conservative and Reform movements make gender roles more

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Because religion was such an important part of life in Jewish communities, much of the humor which was developed in them is centered on the relationship between Judaism, the individual Jew and the Jewish community as a whole.

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Two Rabbis were discussing their problems with squirrels in their synagogue attic. One Rabbi said, "We simply called an exterminator and we never saw the squirrels again." The other Rabbi said, "We just gave the squirrels a

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The part left out is the fact that it was traditional to go to services, regardless of what one believed, and the rabbi was merely following that tradition. This is like the story of the boy who tells his rabbi he can't

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Jewish humor is rooted in several traditions. Jewish humor can be found in one of history's earliest recorded documents, the Hebrew Bible, as well as the Talmud. In particular, the intellectual and legal methods of the

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At an Orthodox wedding, the bride's mother is pregnant. At a Conservative wedding, the bride is pregnant. At a Reform wedding, the rabbi is pregnant. At a Reconstructionist wedding, the rabbi and her wife are both

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The Priest says: "I draw a circle on the ground, take the offering, and throw it up into the air. Any money that falls outside the circle is for the Lord, and the money that falls inside the circle is for me."

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Johnson, were you gambling?" Again, after an appeal to heaven, the minister replied, "No, officer; I was not gambling." Turning to the rabbi, the officer again asked, "Rabbi Goldstein, were you gambling?"

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trimmed. "What do you want I should pay you?" "Nothing, for a man of God such as yourself." And the next morning, what do you know? The barber finds on his doorstep – a dozen rabbis!

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An old Jewish man was finally allowed to leave the Soviet Union, to emigrate to Israel. When he was searched at the Moscow airport, the customs official found a bust of Lenin.

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The Reverend says: "I do things almost the same, except the money that falls outside the circle is my salary, and the money that falls inside the circle is for the Lord."

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The Rabbi says: "I do things quite different. I take the offering, throw it up into the air, and pray: "Lord take whatever You need, and feel free to send back the rest."

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who wrote stories in verse. The latter achieved great popularity in the Soviet Union in Russian and Ukrainian translations, and were made into several animated films.

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considered Jewish humor unique in that its humor is primarily derived from mocking the in-group (Jews) rather than the "other". However, rather than simply being

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A Catholic priest says to a rabbi, "It seems to me that, since the Creator made pork, He must have made it for some purpose. Therefore, it must be a sin not to

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The angel: "'Midnight' isn't exactly midnight...the water isn't exactly hot...we could probably work out some sort of deal and maybe get you a schnitzel..."

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After Jews began to migrate to America in large numbers, they, like other minority groups, found it difficult to gain mainstream acceptance and obtain

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in the ancient Middle East, but the most famous form of Jewish humor consists of the more recent stream of verbal and frequently anecdotal humor of

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An elderly man refuses to leave for the air raid shelter until he can find his dentures. His wife yells at him, "What, you think they are dropping

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A Jewish girl bemoans, "Finally, I meet a nice, rich Jewish boy! He's just like papa. He looks like him. He acts like him. Oy vey, mama hates him!"

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One common strain of Jewish humor examines the role of religion in contemporary life, often gently mocking the religious hypocrite. For example:

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used to poke fun at prominent members of the community during weddings, creating a good-natured tradition of humor as a levelling device. Rabbi

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is that?" That is Lenin! The sonofabitch! I will put him on display in my toilet for all the years he prevented an old man from coming home.

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humor featured many of the same themes as Jewish humor elsewhere, making fun of the country and its habits, while containing a fair bit of

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A man is rescued from a desert island after 20 years. The news media, amazed at this feat of survival, ask him to show them his home.

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A: Yes, as long as your seat belt remains fastened. In this case, it is considered that you are not riding, you are wearing the plane.

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and continuing on radio, stand-up, film, and television, a disproportionately high percentage of American comedians have been Jewish.

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constructs, such as "fancy-schmancy". Yiddish constructions—such as ending sentences with questions—became part of the verbal

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The Orthodox rabbi asks, "What is this...'lobster'...thing?" The Conservative rabbi doesn't know what to say, muttering about

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Judeo-Spanish and Turkish Proverbs and Idioms with Djoha and HodjaNasrettin: Questioning Wittiness via Conceptual Metaphors

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Rabbi Jeremiah asked: If one foot of the fledgling is within fifty cubits and one foot is outside of it, what is the law?

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for their foolishness. These stories often center on the "wise" men and their silly decisions, similarly to the English

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In particular, Reform Jews may be lampooned for their rejection of traditional Jewish beliefs. An example, from one of

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Sover, Arie. 2021. Jewish Humor: An outcome of Historical Experience, Survival, and Wisdom. London: Cambridge Scholars

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Comrade Lev, why now, just when things are getting better for your people, are you applying for an exit visa to make

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Continues Miriam, "And that's to say nothing of Reuven. Our first Jewish President of the United States... and he's

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Jewish humor continues to exploit stereotypes of Jews, both as a sort of "in-joke", and as a form of self-defence.

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The man asked, "Where do you get coffee and pie for seventy-three cents in New York? It costs at least a dollar!"

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is an egalitarian tradition in which the powerful were frequently mocked subtly, rather than attacked overtly—as

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had already trekked through the snow. The townspeople decided that they had to find a way to be woken up for

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During the nineteenth century, modern Jewish humor emerged among German-speaking Jewish proponents of the

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A Jewish man lies on his deathbed, surrounded by his children. "Ah," he says, "I can smell your mother's

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In his subsequent wanderings throughout Ukraine, he became a familiar figure at restaurants and inns.

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The old man arrived at Tel Aviv airport, where an Israeli customs official found the bust of Lenin.

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among its children and it has also been lamenting the absence of them as they grow into adulthood.

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After his death he was remembered in a series of pamphlets recording his tales and witty remarks.

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A number of traditions in Jewish humor date back to stories and anecdotes from the 19th century.

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A Jewish man in a hospital tells the doctor he wants to be transferred to a different hospital.

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An Orthodox, a Conservative, and a Reform rabbi are each asked whether one is supposed to say a

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and he tells me that after they get rid of you communists, they are coming next after the Jews.

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found that 42 percent of American Jews rated humor as essential to their Jewish identity.

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Other notable adaptations of folklore Chełm stories into the mainstream culture are the comedy

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which took root in the United States during the last one hundred years, it even took root in

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The angel was horrified. "A hole in one!" he exclaimed, "You call this a punishment, Lord?!"

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Miriam and Sharon, long-time friends, are catching up on one another's lives by telephone.

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made from banana leaves and written in octopus ink. "This took me five years to complete."

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When he arrived at his family's house in Jerusalem, his grandson saw him unpack the bust.

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Did you hear they built the first Starbucks in Israel? There's a fork in the sugar bowl.

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attend. That other place? Hah! I wouldn't set foot in that other temple if you PAID me!"

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Many of these stories have become well-known thanks to storytellers and writers such as

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A rabbi, a minister, and a priest were playing poker when the police raided the game.

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He was the subject of several epic poems, a novel, a comedy performed in 1930 by the

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A boy comes home from school and tells his mother he got a part in the school play.

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It was for this question that Rabbi Jeremiah was thrown out of the House of Study

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to take the ball directly from the tee to the cup – a miraculous shot.

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in Berlin in 1935. "Herr Altmann," said his secretary, "I notice you're reading

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estimated in 1978 that 80 percent of professional American comics were Jewish.

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While numbers are inevitably fuzzy, Paul Chance, reviewing Lawrence Epstein's

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An old Jewish beggar was out on the street in New York City with his tin cup.

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The people of Chełm hit on a solution: they got four volunteers to carry the

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Well, comrade, there are two reasons. One is that my next-door neighbor is

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is that?" That is Lenin! The genius who thought up this worker's paradise!

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around on a table when there was fresh snow in the morning. That way, the

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A Catholic priest, a Reverend, and a Rabbi are discussing their income.

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Answer: That's easy. They're the only normal ones in the congregation.

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A more recent tradition which originated in the Jewish communities of

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once put it, "Oppressed people tend to be witty." Jesters known as

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beautiful temple. "This one took me twelve years to complete!"

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Born To Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods

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Defining the Yiddish nation: the Jewish folklorists of Poland

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Frowning, the mother says, "Go back and tell them you want a

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Jewish humor is diverse, but most frequently, it consists of

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Jewish Humor: What the Best Jewish Jokes Say About the Jews.

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Life Is Like a Glass of Tea. Studies of Classic Jewish Jokes

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as well, as a joke from a 1950 Israeli joke book indicates:

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The Haunted Smile: The Story of Jewish Comedians in America

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words may sound comical to an English speaker. Terms like

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it, don't you think? So, will you finally eat some pork?"

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During the days of oppression and poverty of the Russian

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analyzes the nature of Jewish jokes, among other things.

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Service, David Briggs, Religion News (19 January 2007).

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I know, I know, of course you are right! And that's the

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Shrugging his shoulders, the rabbi replied, "With whom?"

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Chelmaxioms : The Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms of Chelm

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Question: How can you always spot a convert to Judaism?

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Later that day, Rabbi Finklestein comes in to get his

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and the court sentenced the fish to death by drowning.

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More of the Best of Milton Berle's Private Joke File.

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An old Jewish man riding on a train begins to moan: "

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bragging about their teachers' miraculous abilities:

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We were married by a Reform rabbi in Long Island. A

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Answered God with a sly smile, "So who can he tell?"

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Adirondack Mendel's Aufruf: Welcome to Chelm's Pond

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Unsourced material may be challenged and 1567:Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious 3665:San Diego Jewish Chronicle on Jewish Humor 2861:A misfortune is to have such a "fortune". 2666:"Then why do you want to be transferred?" 1372:(Jewish Enlightenment), it matured in the 1315: 1301: 29: 3464:Rosenberg, Roberta (September 22, 2013). 3247:reviewing the same book on Jewlarious.com 3042:Learn how and when to remove this message 2955:The official laughed and let him through. 2801:Learn how and when to remove this message 2660:"No, the room is fine. I can't kvetch." 2656:"No, the food is fine. I can't kvetch." 1999:used to go around waking everyone up for 1970:Here are a few examples of a Chełm tale: 1628:Learn how and when to remove this message 3670:Funny People - A Film About Jewish Humor 3594:"The 10 Best, Most Classic Jewish Jokes" 2945:What is that? What is that?! Don't say " 2923:What is that? What is that?! 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