2. Of Caricatures, Jokes, and Anti- Semitism: The Case of Eduard Fuchs

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Joke and Its Questions 1
4. 1. Secondary Moves: Arthur Trebitsch and the Jewish Joke 24
5. 2. Of Caricatures, Jokes, and Anti- Semitism: The Case of Eduard Fuchs 60
6. 3. Of Watchmen and Comedians: Jewish Jokes and Free Speech in Weimar Germany 95
7. 4. “Far from where?”: Erich Kahler and the Jewish Joke of Exile 119
8. 5. Of Jokes and Propaganda: The Mobilization of the Jewish Joke in the Nazi Era 153
9. 6. Jewish Joke Reparations and Mourning in Post- Holocaust Germany 182
10. Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Last Laughs 219
11. Afterword: The Jewish Joke in Trump’s America 224
12. Acknowledgments 231
13. Notes 235
14. Index 299