The Toronto Jewish Film Festival ran this priceless ad in May this year (thanks, Areem):
This meshugenah has chutzpah. Remember, ‘shalom’ is just ‘salaam’ pronounced by a Bengali 
November 28, 2005
Shalom
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on November 28, 2005 12:40 AM · Direct link
'Sholam' eesh how eh true shon-oph-Bengaaaaal would pronounche Salaam.
But I say, more Hinjew in-jokes!
I think the perfect past article to link would be the one about how Middle Class Asians are the new Jews.
on November 28, 2005 08:30 AM · Direct link
See on the real jews of mumbai:
http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/BeneIsrael.asp
on November 28, 2005 08:59 AM · Direct link
Heh. Reminds me of a song: Let's All be Jewish.
on November 28, 2005 01:51 PM · Direct link
Avi, thank you very much for the link. It was very exilarating to know about Indian-Jewish cultural relations!! - especially the last paragraph:
The Bene Israel who remain in India can be divided into two sub-groups: those who stay because of their overriding attachment to India, and those who will emigrate to Israel and re-unite with their families and the majority of their community. The former group includes Indian nationalists, non-Zionists and those who are too old to envisage emigration. The latter group includes Zionists who see the eventual future of the Indian Jewish community in Israel - in spite of hundreds of years of harmonic co-existence with the non-Jewish population of India.
on November 28, 2005 02:25 PM · Direct link
Guju bhai or Good Jew boy? (insert groan)
on November 28, 2005 03:04 PM · Direct link
Anyone listens to Meshuggah, the speed metal band? It's been a while since I've seen the Yiddish word used in any other context.
on November 29, 2005 07:31 AM · Direct link
hehehe
what a funny advertisement!
this made my day.
on November 29, 2005 10:53 AM · Direct link
There's a funny Nathan Englander short story called "The Gilgul of Park Avenue," where a WASPy New York lawyer wakes up one day and realizes he's got a Jewish soul. (Apparently this is a real possibility in Judaism, Jewish souls lost in non-Jew bodies.)
I'm picturing that happening to this uncle here.
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