L. M. Stein, announces the publication on April 15 of a new anthology of Jewish humorous stories under the title “The Jew Laughs.” The compiler is S. Felix Mendelsohn, Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel here and well-known Jewish journalist.
The book consists of 387 stories grouped according to subject and is believed the most complete collection of Jewish humor ever written in English. A novel feature is a large section devoted to Jewish jokes which have sprung up on American soil.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
