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. —0- 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 T. JAGMIN INC. 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