Let There Be Laughter: A Treasury of Great Jewish Humor and What It All Means
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (927 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01L7YKOYY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 137 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fyza Parviz said In divided Times-Let Humor build bridges. 'Let There be Laughter' written by Michael Krasny, who is a Professor of English Literature and host of the noted NPR show 'The Forum'. He previously authored 'The Spiritual Envy-An Agnostic's Quest', in which he tried to answer the principal question about whether we can live this life according to our own code without the need and aid of faith or spiritual belief in a deity? I read that book several times and it used it as a guid on my own path to secularism. So I was extremely excited when Professor's Krasny's new book was announced and I pre ordered it as soon as it became available to purchase.I have h. Luckily all those qualities are on full display in his wonderful new book "Let There Be Laughter" Carole S. Mills The reason Michael Krasny's radio program Forum on KQED has become a local institution in the San Francisco Bay Area is that he brings a level of knowledge, intelligence and most importantly, humor to his broadcasts each morning that few other radio hosts are able to achieve. Luckily all those qualities are on full display in his wonderful new book "Let There Be Laughter". Laughter is a powerful defense against prejudice and persecution, so naturally Jewish Humor has been honed over centuries. Apparently, Michael knows every Jewish joke ever told and he brilliantly shares them and their meaning with us in t. Took me back to my childhood This book took me back to my childhood, when I was somehow able to understand all the Yiddish stories my father and his brother (other relatives, too) told one another. Did they laugh! Did I laugh! The stories in the book are very funny, but the sensibility behind the entire tome really got to me. I could not wipe smile off my face as I read., and I plan to open the book many more times in the future.
He certainly states his case in this wise, enlightening, and hilarious book that not only collects the best of Jewish humor passed down from generation to generation but explains the cultural expressions and anxieties behind the laughs. With his background as a scholar and public-radio host, Krasny delves deeply into the themes, topics, and form of Jewish humor: chauvinism undercut by irony and self-mockery; the fear of losing cultural identity through assimilation; the importance of vocal inflection in joke telling; and calls to communal memory, including the use of Yiddish. Borrowing from traditional humor and such Jewish comedy legends as Jackie Mason, Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Jerry Seinfeld, and Amy Schumer, Let There Be Laughter is an absolute pleasure for the chosen and goyim alike.. Michael Krasny has been te