Jewish Humor in America: From the Borscht Belt to Broadway and beyond

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dc.contributor.authorNovak, William
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-03T21:04:24Z
dc.date.available2020-03-03T21:04:24Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis article by William Novak in My Jewish Learning is an excerpt from his books "The Big Book of Jewish Humor," published by HarperCollins. He argues that the uniqueness of American Jewish humor has not been recognized. In arguing for the distinctive nature of American Jewish humor compared to Eastern European Jewish humor, he observes: "Whereas traditional Jewish humor emerged anonymously from a collective consciousness, America has provided a multitude of new conduits for its transmission: public meetings and lectures, vaudeville, the Borscht Belt, Broadway, nightclubs, radio, record albums, movies, and most especially television, as well as widely circulating books, newspapers, and magazines." Click on the link to read the article.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11976/559
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/jewish-humor-in-america/
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMy Jeiwish Learningen_US
dc.subjectHumoren_US
dc.subjectCommunities and Organizationsen_US
dc.subjectCommunitiesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.titleJewish Humor in America: From the Borscht Belt to Broadway and beyonden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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