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November 28, 2005

ShalomHumor

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

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manish on November 28, 2005 12:29 AM in Humor, Religion · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post



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¤ Pickled Politics said: East Indian Jews representin’ in TO

A bit belated, but I found this ad on the right funny. The Toronto Jewish Film Festival ran it in May this year [via SM]. You just feel like giving him a big hug. More on Indian Jews here and here. And just for a laugh, here is funny picture from t...
November 28, 2005 08:31 PM

8 comments

 1 · DesiDudeInAustin on November 28, 2005 12:40 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

'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.


 2 · Avi Solomon on November 28, 2005 08:30 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

See on the real jews of mumbai:
http://www.bh.org.il/Communities/Archive/BeneIsrael.asp


 3 · Nina P on November 28, 2005 08:59 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Heh. Reminds me of a song: Let's All be Jewish.


 4 · hammer_sickel on November 28, 2005 01:51 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

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.

 5 · SG on November 28, 2005 02:25 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Guju bhai or Good Jew boy? (insert groan)


 6 · Randum Stateman on November 28, 2005 03:04 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

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.


 7 · All Mixed Up on November 29, 2005 07:31 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

hehehe
what a funny advertisement!

this made my day.


 8 · arj on November 29, 2005 10:53 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

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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