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Jerusalem Post/Opinion

The way it really was! Some faces and facets of Yiddish humor

In Hebrew, Yiddish humor has found a different creativity. But within it, the castigation of hypocrisy and the sardonic wit, evolved and different, still sparkle.

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ByAVRAHAM AVI-HAI
JULY 1, 2023 01:10
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