Why Trevor Noah Is Terrible

By Zev Hurwitz April 7, 2015

The last time someone named Noah’s actions were so globally significant, animals boarded a boat in pairs, it rained for forty days and the world flooded. This week, it was the Twitterverse that flooded over because of comedian Trevor Noah’s: a) appointment to the highest throne in the comedic news world as the replacement for…

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‘Muse of Fire’ Imagines Comedy in Auschwitz

By Derek M. Kwait November 4, 2014

It was already maybe the smallest stage I’ve ever seen, and much of it was taken up by black spray painted stepladders with boards between them and black theater blocks; the wall behind it painted to look like a brick wall with shadows of barracks on the sides.  The woman seated next to me remarked…

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Towards a Toolbox for Anti-Semitism

By Jonathan Katz July 22, 2014

A college student’s first encounter with anti-Semitism on campus can be mildly terrifying: after all, anti-Semitism does not announce itself with a big red flag or banner. In some cases, it may even take a while for the student to realize what happened. A comment such as “no wonder you’re irritable, you can’t eat bacon”…

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#YesAllJews / #NotAllJews

By Derek M. Kwait June 24, 2014

The #YesAllWomen meme has been one of the most transformative moments in the history of social media, and it’s been exciting to watch the long-overdue conversations it has inspired unfold across all media platforms. Recently, it got me thinking: Are there experiences common to all Jews, or at least all North American Jews? My thoughts…

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A competition I would lose.

By joshnathankazis March 24, 2009

A brilliant episode of the Canadian comedy series “Kenny vs. Spenny.” The Hitler music video is a bit long, but Kenny’s litany of Jew-jokes at the end of part 3 is priceless. Parts 2 and 3 below the jump.

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