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Long Live Esperanto!
In the 1920′s, an Esperanto convention was held in Brazil. Learned scholars from every part of the globe participated — Esperantists from England, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Russia, the United States, Mexico, Canada, South Africa — you name it, it was represented there.
Presentation after presentation extolled the value of Esperanto, explaining how sharing a common language would lead to world peace, universal understanding, and a utopian future.
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Filed under: Jewish History, Politics
Farshteyn Yiddish?
An elderly lady, goes up to a young man at a Brooklyn bus stop.
She tugs on the sleeve of his coat and asks, “Farshtayn Yiddish?”
The man answers, “Yes, Ich farshtay.”
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Filed under: Traditions
Dinner at Bloom’s Kosher Restaurant
A group of Jewish American tourists are in London, and on their itinerary is listed a visit to Bloom’s Kosher Restaurant in Golders Green.
After being seated at the table, they are served by a Chinese waiter, who conducts the whole conversation in Yiddish!
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Filed under: Immigration, Kosher Food
Fine for Swimming
A hundred years ago, a Yid comes to America and works as a traveling peddler. One day in July, he’s walking down a New England road when he finds a cool country lake. He takes off his clothes and takes a dip, when the country sheriff arrests him and throws him in jail.
The next morning he appears before the local magistrate.
“Sir, you have been arrested for trespassing. Didn’t you read the sign? It says, ‘Private …
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Filed under: Immigration
The Jews Know Everything First
George Bush is surrounded by his most trusted advisors when he asks, “How do the Jews know everything first?”
Nobody can answer his question, but one aide suggests he speaks with Henry Kissinger.
He calls him on the phone.
“Henry, Mr. President here, tell me… as one of the Chosen People, how do the Jews always know everything first?”
Kissinger replies, “I don’t know Mr. President. But if you really want to find out, I think you need …
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