Simon Schama Tells Jewish Jokes

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World-renowned historian and cultural critic Simon Schama is best known as the droll, erudite host of the BBCs A History of Britain and Simon Schamas Power of Art. But he also indulges in a secret passion: collecting and recounting a vast array of Jewish jokes. Schama joins Festival artistic director Lawrence Weschler to share some of his funniest jokes and unpack their complex cultural resonances in a sort of klezmer slapdown. Simon Schama is professor of history and art history at Columbia University and the author of over a dozen books. His articles have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Review of Books.

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Education

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• Simon Schama
• Yuri Lane
• Lawrence Weschler
• Chicago Humanities Festival
• jewish humor
• Simon Schamas Power of Art.
• jokes
• judaism

[docterphreak]

So this is what university professors do in their spare time...

[anikinippon]

I feel like a kid that's not supposed to listen to this. This is awesome XD

[MrMcadams101]

how was copper wire invented? two jews fighting over a penny.

[komooter]

I'm jewish and I laughed

[theali515]

im offensive and i find this jewish

[countingmx]

Best part: 47:52

[RIVE2006]

A Rabbi a priest and an Imam get together to raise money for their religions. The priest draws a circle, throws up some money and says what falls inside the circle is for Jesus, and surely some money lands in the circle. Then the Imam throws up some money and says what falls outside the circle Is for Allah, and even more money is raised. The Rabbi then eraces the circle, throws up money and says: Whatever haShem wants He can keep, but what falls down is mine.

[smithhedgehog]

I wish the guy doing the sound effect would shut up!!

[vikramkrishnan]

Ok Simon, we get it; Jews circumcise their kids. Now can I have my time back

[pageois]

I wish the jerkoff witht he walking stick would just sit the fuck down and let the other guy to get on with it.

[myloverisbillmurray]

this is either the best kind of lecture or the worst kind of cabaret!