fbpx

Trevor Noah Eats Brisket with Jackie Mason at Hadassah Dinner

[additional-authors]
April 21, 2015

Trevor Noah, future Daily Show host, came under fire a few weeks ago for past “>bloggers, including those at the “>Mets game.  It was also announced that Noah will appear on upcoming “>palling around, “>“spontaneous” photo ops with a prominent Jew within a week or two of the uproar, comedians, especially The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, would be crying the “some of my best friends are Jewish” card and ridiculing the move as an insult to the public’s intelligence. And yet, I haven’t seen or heard a joke about it. Is this comedians’ “blue” wall of silence?

And what about Seinfeld? Isn’t this situation similar to the dentist on his show who converted to Judaism so he could tell Jewish jokes?

You may feel that I have no right to be so hard on Jerry,deenafg3@gmail.com.

For more of Deena's blogs and humor, like her Facebook page at
“>www.youtube.com/Deenafg

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

Pies for Pi Day

March 14, or 3/14 is Pi Day in celebration of the mathematical constant, 3.14159 etc. Any excuse to enjoy a classic or creative pie.

It Didn’t Start with Auschwitz

Jews today do have a voice. For the moment. But we have not used it where it counts – in the mainstream media, the halls of power, on campuses, on school boards, in the public square.

Regime Humiliation: No, You Won’t Destroy Israel

After years of terrorizing Israelis with existential threats, the Islamic regime is now worried about its own existence. In a region where the projection of power is everything, that is humiliation.

The War in Iran and the Long-Term Relationship with America

There is a golden opportunity to expose the intellectual bankruptcy of antisemitism based on current identity politics discourse, and to credibly argue that the current struggle is a global confrontation between the forces of terror and oppression and the Free World.

Ladino Shabbat at Sinai

On a recent Shabbat, Sinai celebrated the Ladino tradition and invited me to tell my story.

A Short Fuse

At 73, I know I am on a slippery slope that’s getting slipperier.

Newsom’s Machinations

Newsom’s machinations are a warning that the current difficulties for American politicians facing rising voter unhappiness with Israel will only become harder.

How Antisemites Can Save the Jews

American Jews have always understood a key lesson of life: even if your victimhood is justified, if you wear it it will kill you.

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.