Friday, October 1, 1998
Jews Reap Humor
Even in Tragedy
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Israeli Soldiers on G uard
,
DP Newspapers
Publish Jokes
Hy ELYEll NATHANS
THE VARIETY of Jewish hu-
mor is wonderful to behold.
It bubbles with inexhaustible
mirth. There is an unquench-
able determination to reap hu-
mor from even the most melan-
choly situation. From a Jewish
papei in South America we
culled this anecdote:
—o—
A YOUNG married couple
went apartment hunting. A
prospective landlord gave them
a chilly eye.
"I must remind you," he said,
"that I will not tolerate chil-
dren, animals, or a radio after
nine o'clock."
"We'll take it," said the hus-
band doggedly.
"And no piano," continued the
landlord. "And no typewriter.
Is that clear?"
"You don't mind," inquired
the wife, rather irately, "if my
fountain pen scratches a little
while I write."
—o—
SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS are
edited by Jews in the Displaced
Persons centers in Germany.
From these papers we present
the following incidents:
A Jewish doctor in a DP
camp found a coal-black spaniel
with a badly cut foot. He car-
ried the dog inside, sterilized the
cut and bandaged the paw.
The dog licked his face and
limped off.
A week or so later, the doc-
tor was sound asleep when a
scratching noise on the door
awakened him. He rose angrily
and pulled open the door. The
spaniel was back, 100 percent
sound. But standing beside him
was another dog whose paw was
injured.
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k
FAMILY had managed
(don't ask us how) to save a
grand piano from the Nazis.
After long effort, they secured
ticktts to the United States.
They boarded the train to Ham-
burg and were forty miles on
when suddenly Mrs. Bregerman
Venture)
2 Best Jewish Books
to Receive Awards
NEW YORK—The Jewish
Book Council, sponsored by the
National Jewish Welfare Board
(JWB), has announced that it
will make two literary awards—
one for a work of fiction, the
other for a non-fiction book,
"which have literary merit and
are of general Jewish interest."
Both works must have been
written and published in Eng-
lish, in the United States, be-
tween July 1, 1947 and June
30, 1948. The awards will be
announced in Jan. 1949.
During the truce, Israeli soldiers stick to their positions, ever
alert for Arab violations. The Jewish fighter above, adjust-
ing his gunsight to be prepared for any type of attack, is a
Canadian volunteer.
wailed, "If only we could have happen if the lion closes his
taken the piano with us."
mouth?"
"When we're going to Ameri-
"In that case," he said, "I can
ca, why should we need the take the day off."
piano?" asked her husband
—o--
"Because," a h e explained,
A NEW YORK Jewish news-
"that's wh•re I left the tickets."
paper offers the following brief
exercises in provoking laughter:
Strudelman had tried to make
STILL A THIRD joke from a
DP magazine: Ready to do any- Weychkop pay off"on a debt for
thing to earn a living for him- months. Cornered, Weychkop
self and his family, a man an- finally gave him a promissory
swered a newspaper advertise-, note. Strudelman signed with
ment and came back, happily relief, "Thank God, that's paid."
announcing, "I've a job?"
WHEN THE
THE rogue died, the
What kind of a job, the fa-
mily wanted to know.
"It's in a circus. Once a day
I put my head in the lion's
mouth."
L'Shono 'love Tikosevul
There was a shocked silence.
Then one of the children said
timidly, "But, papa, what will
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CITRUS EXPORTS UP
TEL AVIV (ZOA) — Exports
of fruit juice concentrates from
Israel will reach close to $8,-
000,000 for 1947-48, with the vol-
ume of production almost five
times that of the previous year.
THEATRE DECORATORS
Commercial Leases — Improved Property Managers
1599 E. Warren
family called a Rabbi who had
never heard of him. At the ser-
vices, the unsuspecting Rabbi
praised him as a father and a
husband. The wife, whose ex-
pression had become more and
more baffled, nudged her hus-
band, "For heaven's sake, go up
there and make sure it's your
father."
—o--
SAMMY TOOK his grand-
father along. to his first football
game. It was a hard struggle
and a lot of players were hurt.
After the game was over,
Grandpa turned to Sammy and
asked, "Wouldn't it be simpler
if they gave each team a ball?"
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