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050 00 $aPN6149.J4$bD68 2015
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082 00 $a809.7/935203924$223
100 1 $aDorinson, Joseph,$d1936-$eauthor.
245 10 $aKvetching and shpritzing :$bJewish humor in American popular culture /$cJoseph Dorinson ; foreword by Joseph Boskin.
264 1 $aJefferson, North Carolina :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2015]
300 $ax, 238 pages :$billustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Scholars of humor have studied the essence of the Jewish joke, at once a defense mechanism against a hostile world and a means of cultural affirmation. Citing examples from prominent humorists and stand-up comics, this book examines the phenomenon of Jewish humor from its Biblical origins to its prevalence in the modern diaspora"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-234) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Jewish humor, mechanism for defense -- Weapon for cultural affirmation -- God, jokes and money: a subversive look at Jewish humor -- Jewish men and women in Vaudeville Yiddish -- Funny Jews: up from the Catskills: Danny Kaye and Sid Caesar -- Catskill alumni from Brooklyn -- A sacred monster in lamb's clothing: Jerry Lewis -- Comedy's changing landscape: two Jews and a black crossover artist -- Jewish humor in literature -- Dialectical Jewish humor: Mickey Katz, Sam Levenson and Jackie Mason -- Up from the Bronx: Red Buttons, Billy Crystal and Robert Klein -- Sitcoms from Benny to Seinfeld -- Shpritzing and jiving: Jews and blacks -- Yip's rainbow: songs of social significance -- Coda: around the world in eighty jokes plus.
650 0 $aJewish wit and humor$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aJewish comedians$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aJewish entertainers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aJews in popular culture$zUnited States.
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650 7 $aJewish entertainers.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00982761
650 7 $aJewish wit and humor.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00983058
650 7 $aJews in popular culture.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01903684
651 7 $aUnited States.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204155
655 7 $aBiographies.$0(OCoLC)fst01423686$2cjh
655 7 $aBiography.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423686
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411635
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