The European Journal of Humour Research

Vol 7, No 4 (2019)

Book review. Oring, Elliott (ed.) (2018). The First Book of Jewish Jokes: The Collection of L. M. Büschenthal. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.

Anastasiya Fiadotava

Abstract

This is a book review of Oring, Elliott (ed.) (2018). The First Book of Jewish Jokes: The Collection of L. M. Büschenthal.

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