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Even when exposed as a fraud, they
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account of the history of Jewish perse-
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because this book treats even the
most unfathomable horrors of history
with the earnestness that Mel Brooks
treats the Third Reich in The
Producers. •
Why do they feel that hum. or is an
appropriate way to discuss Jewish
conspiracies? Because while "we don't
know what goes on in the minds of
the people who really believe in Jewish
conspiracies ... we feel pretty sure of
one thing: They don't like those beliefs
being laughed at."
It's appropriate that Deutsch and
Neuman mention Mel Brooks' work
since my reaction to both is similar:
Much of their work is in poor taste; a
great deal of it is childish and the rest
is ridiculous. On the other hand, some
of it is also very funny although I
found myself groaning at the puns
and nonsense more often than I
laughed out loud.
My favorite chapter was the first,
which tells of a fall 2003 meeting of
the Elders of Zion, whose membership
were not exactly what I expected. (To
list the members would spoil the sur- -
prise and the laughs.) They decide to
publish a book of Jewish conspiracies
by the "most goyish publishing press:'
which their press contact tells them is
St. Martin's.
The rest of the book tells
the stories of fictional Jewish
conspiracies from the biblical
period (including the true
story of David and Goliath)
to the present day (featuring
the real reason behind the
current Kabbalah fad).
Among the fictional, and
funny, facts revealed are that
Benjamin Franklin was
Jewish (his real name was
Binyomin Frankel); that Karl
Marx was a rabbi and his
text "On the Jewish
Question" was really a paro-
dy; and that the medical
research supporting the
health benefits of circumci-
sion was faked for reasons I
can't print in a family paper.
Perhaps the chapter in the
most questionable taste is
about the Holocaust, which
postulates that the numbers
of those killed were inflated
as part of a con game to raise money.
However, I have to admit this theory
sounds no more stupid than the theo-
ries put forth by most Holocaust
deniers.
Obviously, The Big Book of Jewish
Conspiracies is not for everyone. I
found it easier to read in small doses
and took a break part way through,
since I found myself overwhelmed by
the numerous puns and bad taste.
However, there.is a market for this
kind of humor and I can think of a
number of people who would enjoy it.
In addition, I can sympathize with
Deutsch and Neuman: "We would
love it if this book helped stem the
flow of anti Semitic conspiracy the-
ories," they write. "But while we may
not be able to stop them from
spreading, maybe, with-this book, we
can at least get our own small share
of the profits." 0
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