Lipman shows how humor manifested itself among the Jews of Europe during WWII—in jokes, art, poetry, and cabaret routines—despite political attempts to suppress it. And he observes the surprising nature of this humor, which, far from being bitter 'gallows' humor, was defiant, almost smug. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
| Owner | Holocaust Literature & Art |
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| Index | 1613 |
| Added Date | Jan 05, 2016 18:15:41 |
| Modified Date | Jul 18, 2022 19:24:12 |
This book includes a fine collection of jokes, but nothing else. i expecetd a research, a method or some systematic point of view, but Lipman does nothing but exhibiting many jokes, with some categorization. I must admit, though, that the jokes are fascinating, and some are extraordinarily funny, and for that reason i rated it with 3 stars. Lipman deserves those stars for the hard work he must have put in his project, collecting so many jokes. but then, he should'nt have titled the book so, becuase he hardly discusses the "use of humor during the Holocaust". he should have named it "a collection of jokes told during the Holocaust". therefore, the bottom line should be: hardly essential.
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