In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...
In these times of economic stress, the suffering of the Jew is as keen as that of any other representative class of population. Yet in searching through the storehouse of his rich past, he may still ...
Looking for a fun way to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer? A howlingly funny film about a Jewish family opens in New York City on Friday. Directed by Daniel Robbins, “Bad Shabbos” takes ...
Michael Krasny's new book is called Let There Be Laughter. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about this treasury of great Jewish jokes, and why they matter. Michael Krasny joins us now from his studios at ...
The announcement last week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...
On April 10, DGA members took a hilarious look at the world of comedy and Jewish humor in film from the past as the Jewish Committee (JC) hosted its inaugural event, Laughing Out Loud! Jewish Humor ...
Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection of tech and culture, plus all manner of awe-inspiring science, from space to AI and archaeology. When she's not smithing words, she's probably ...
Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. (JTA) — Two ...
The women are dressed in kimonos and have donned black-bunned wigs, while the men have penciled on mustaches in preparation for a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado.” Yet something is a ...
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Praise for soccer star Leo Messi in new album of Yiddish songs for kids
Songwriter Jordan Wax’s previous album had heavier subject matter but here he shows that Yiddish culture can be silly, too ...
Israeli comic Matan Peretz is back on the performance circuit after taking a break to fight in the Gaza War -- as well as figure out how to be funny in a time of historic horror.
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