The installation in Munich is an ill-conceived attempt to honor the Jewish humor of millions of Yiddish speakers murdered by ...

In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...

Award-winning Israeli film director Einat Kapach explored Jewish humor with area residents Sunday as part of Southeast Missouri State University's International Education Week. "Humor is very ...

The Forward brings you independent, nonprofit journalism with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis of the Middle East, campus conflicts, and more. Sign up for the free morning newsletter today. Is ...

The announcement last week that Katerina McCrimmon would star as Fanny Brice in the national tour of “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical about a trailblazing Jewish comedian, has ignited criticism from ...

AMHERST, Massachusetts (JTA) — Since its opening in 1997, the Yiddish Book Center has wowed visitors with its architecture. A Jewish village resurrected on a college campus in sylvan Amherst, ...

Israeli comic Matan Peretz is back on the performance circuit after taking a break to fight in the Gaza War -- as well as figure out how to be funny in a time of historic horror.