Mother Goose, Ver farblondjet!* Aesop? You're not fooling anyone. Brothers Grimm? Goniffs.** You didn't create the fairy tale--we did (The Chosen People) thousands of years ago, to keep the kids quiet when we were running from Pharoah. Here are all your favorite classic fairy tales as they're supposed to be told: Goldie's Lox and the Three Bagels Rumpleforeskin Snow Whitefish and the Seven Dwarfkins The Three Little Chazzers Jake and Mr. Bienstock Pushkin Boots The Ugly Schmuckling And more! * Get lost ** Thieves

Mother Goose, Ver farblondjet!* Aesop? You're not fooling anyone. Brothers Grimm? Goniffs.** You didn't create the fairy tale--we did (The Chosen People) thousands of years ago, to keep the kids quiet when we were running from Pharoah. Here are all your favorite classic fairy tales as they're supposed to be told: Goldie's Lox and the Three Bagels Rumpleforeskin Snow Whitefish and the Seven Dwarfkins The Three Little Chazzers Jake and Mr. Bienstock Pushkin Boots The Ugly Schmuckling And more! * Get lost ** Thieves

A witty, wry and refreshing new look at the classic nursery rhymes readers grew up with, reinterpreted with Jewish soul. Features nursery rhymes the way Mother Gooseberg created them, such as Rock-a-Bye Bubie, Mary Had a Little Lamden and Little Boy Bloom.

A fractured fairy tale.

A Fractured Fairy Tale.

Jews and humor is, for most people, a natural and felicitous collocation. In spite of, or perhaps because of, a history of crises and living on the edge, Jews have often created or resorted to humor. But what is humor? And what makes certain types, instances, or performances of humor "Jewish"? These are among the myriad queries addressed by the fourteen authors whose essays are collected in this volume. And, thankfully, their observations, always apt and often witty, are expressed with a lightness of style and a depth of analysis that are appropriate to the many topics they cover. The scholars who contributed to this collection allow readers both to discern the common features that make up "Jewish humor" and to delight in the individualism and eccentricities of the many figures whose lives and accomplishments are narrated here. Because these essays are written in a clear, jargon-free style, they will appeal to everyone—even those who don't usually crack a smile!