Why’d You Have to Choose Us? On Jews and Their Jokes

Al Gini; Abraham Singer

doi:10.1515/phhumyb-2020-0005

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Why’d You Have to Choose Us? On Jews and Their Jokes

Al Gini
Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago;
and Abraham Singer
Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago;

Published/Copyright: May 18, 2020

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From the journal The Philosophy of Humor Yearbook Volume 1 Issue 1

Abstract

Humor, laughter, joke telling can be frivolous fun or it could act as a sword and a shield to defend and protect us against life. Humor can, at times, illuminate if not completely explain, some of the irresoluble problems and mysteries that individuals face. And, if all else fails, humor can hold off our fear of the unanswerable and the unacceptable. Historically it can be argued that during times of trial, tribulations, and suffering, Jewish communities and individuals have used humor as a way to cope with and deal with reality.

Keywords: pain; suffering; humor; and laughter

About the authors

Al Gini

Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago;

Abraham Singer

Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago;

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pain; suffering; humor; and laughter