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Jewish Wry
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Author : Sarah Blacher Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 1990
Jewish Wry written by Sarah Blacher Cohen and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Humor categories.
When the Jews of Eastern Europe came to the United States in the 19th century, they brought with them their own special humor. Developed in response to the dissonant reality of their lives, their self-critical humor served as a source of salvation, enabling them to endure a painful history with a sense of power. In America, the marginal status of immigrant Jews prompted them to use humor a a defense, exaggerating or mocking their ethnicity as events dictated. Jewish Wry examines the development of Jewish humor in a series of essays on topics that range from Sholom Aleichem's humor to Jewish comediennes through to the humor of Philip Roth. This important book offers enjoyable reading as well as a significant and scholarly contribution to the field.
Jewish Wry
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Author : Sarah B. Cohen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Jewish Wry written by Sarah B. Cohen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with categories.
Jewish Wry And Other Slices Of Life
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Author : Martha Reingold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-11-15
Jewish Wry And Other Slices Of Life written by Martha Reingold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-15 with categories.
This collection of short stories, sketches, and essays is Martha Reingold's first published book. She has included three chapters of "Russia-shuna," a memoir dealing with her memories of Jewish holidays, and the first section of a memoir/women's studies/computer history book. At 80 years of age, she quips, "I've had writer's block for over 75 years." Ms. Reingold's stories are written in that wry, comic style indigenous to Brooklyn - where she comes from and where her heart still lives. By the way, she doesn't like to be called by her title "Ms." or by the journalistic "Reingold." She's just Martha who was born a Mintz and lived through decades of change from the Depression, through WWII, the new mysterious field of computer software design ... and so on up to the present distressing time. Her writing reflects that. This small volume contains a wealth of stories, often humorous, occasionally hilarious, and now and then sad. Her neurotic Brooklyn self is evident all the way from "Nature vs. Nurture" through "My Red A-Line Dress." Her dedication and love of family and commitment to American ideals can be seen in the serious pieces you'll find in this book. "Jewish Wry and Other Slices of Life" is a little gem. Women of all ages will love it and it may even touch the hearts of some men here and there. Martha lives in West Hartford, Connecticut with Tootsie, her beautiful calico cat named after her mother Harriet. "Tootsie" was the loving name her father had for her mother. Martha is currently preparing her second collection of short works entitled "More Slices of Life." And then it's on to completing her memoirs ... whatever they may be. After a long life of people watching and political angst, she has views on everything and is willing to share them at the drop of a hat.
Jewish Humor
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Author : Avner Ziv
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-08
Jewish Humor written by Avner Ziv and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with Social Science categories.
The thirteen chapters in this book are derived from the First International Conference on Jewish Humor held at Tel-Aviv University. The authors are scientists from the areas of literature, linguistics, sociology, psychology, history, communications, the theater, and Jewish studies. They all try to understand different aspects of Jewish humor, and they evoke associations, of a local-logical nature, with Jewish tradition. This compilation reflects the first interdisciplinary approach to Jewish humor. The chapters are arranged in four parts. The first section relates to humor as a way of coping with Jewish identity. Joseph Dorinson's chapter underscores the dilemma facing Jewish comedians in the United States. These comics try to assimilate into American culture, but without giving up their Jewish identity. The second section of the book deals with a central function of humor--aggression. Christie Davies makes a clear distinction between jokes that present the Jew as a victim of anti-Semitic attacks and those in which the approach is not aggressive. The third part focuses on humor in the Jewish tradition. Lawrence E. Mintz writes about jokes involving Jewish and Christian clergymen. The last part of the book deals with humor in Israel. David Alexander talks about the development of satire in Israel. Other chapters and contributors include: -Psycho-Social Aspects of Jewish Humor in Israel and in the Diaspora- by Avner Ziv; -Humor and Sexism: The Case of the Jewish Joke- by Esther Fuchs; -Halachic Issues as Satirical Elements in Nineteenth Century Hebrew Literature- by Yehuda Friedlander; -Do Jews in Israel still laugh at themselves?- by O. Nevo; and -Political Caricature as a Reflection of Israel's Development- by Kariel Gardosh. Each chapter in this volume paves the way for understanding the many facets of Jewish humor. This book will be immensely enjoyable and informative for sociologists, psychologists, and scholars of Judaic studies.
American Jewish Filmmakers
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Author : David Desser
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2004
American Jewish Filmmakers written by David Desser and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Performing Arts categories.
In this updated second edition, David Desser and Lester D. Friedman demonstrate how the Jewish experience gives rise to an intimately linked series of issues in the films of these and other significant Jewish directors.
Jews And Humor
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Author : Leonard Jay Greenspoon
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2011
Jews And Humor written by Leonard Jay Greenspoon and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Jewish wit and humor categories.
"Proceedings of the twenty-second annual symposium of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization - Harris Center for Judaic Studies, October 25-26, 2009" -- P. [i].
The Conversion Of The Jews And Other Essays
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Author : Mark Shechner
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1990-10-11
The Conversion Of The Jews And Other Essays written by Mark Shechner and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-10-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Philip Roth And The Jews
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Author : Alan Cooper
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2012-02-01
Philip Roth And The Jews written by Alan Cooper and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-01 with History categories.
In a style richly accessible to the general reader, this book presents Roth's secular Jewishness, with its own mysteries and humor, as most representative of the American Jewish experience. Thirty years into his career as a writer, Philip Roth remains known to most readers as a self-hating Jew or a flawed would-be comic. Philip Roth and the Jews shows Roth the ironist, the master of absurdity, for whom twentieth-century America and modern Jewish history resonate with each other's signal accomplishments and anxieties. Roth's "egoism" is a persona, an abashed moralist discomfited by the world. Cooper shows that in the "Jewish" works Roth has taken the pulse of America and read the pressures of the world. Modernism, the universal tug for individual sovereignty and against tribal definition, is an issue everywhere. Roth's own odyssey of betrayal, loss, and return—the pattern of the Jewish writer in the last 200 years—is so shaped by his origins that Roth has carried his home and neighborhood into the corners of the earth and thus never left them.
Memoirs Of A Jewish Extremist
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Author : Yossi Klein Halevi
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-10-07
Memoirs Of A Jewish Extremist written by Yossi Klein Halevi and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The poignant and insightful memoir from Yossi Klein Halevi, the award-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed Like Dreamers—a coming-of-age story about a traumatic family history, radical politics, and spiritual transformation that speaks to a new generation struggling to understand what it means to be Jewish in America. The child of a Holocaust survivor, Yossi Klein Halevi grew up in 1960s Brooklyn perceiving reality through the lens of his family’s brutal past. Increasingly identifying with their history of suffering, he regarded the non-Jewish world with fear and loathing. Determined to take action—and seek retribution—he became a disciple of the late rabbi Meir Kahane and a member of the radical fringe of the American Jewish community. In this wry and moving account, Halevi explores the deep-rooted anger of his adolescence and early adulthood that fueled his increasingly aggressive activism. He reveals how he started to question his beliefs—and his self-inflicted suffering as a hostage of history—and see the world from his own clear perspective. As a journalist and author, Halevi has dedicated himself to fostering interfaith reconciliation. Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist explains how such a transformation can happen—giving hope that peaceful coexistence between faiths is possible.
Neil Simon
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Author : Gary Konas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-25
Neil Simon written by Gary Konas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-25 with Performing Arts categories.
First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of "serious" recurring themes in his work, suggesting that a reassessment of the playwright as a dramatist is appropriate. Three interviews with Simon and his longtime producer yield valuable facts about the playwright that will, along with the critical essays, aid the scholar seeking new insights into contemporary American drama in general and Neil Simon in particular.