Laughing against Hitler: Soviet Yiddish Jokes and Songs of World War II
Historian Anna Shternshis (University of Toronto) bring to life long lost Yiddish songs of World War II in this interactive lecture program, entitled Laughing Against Hitler: Yiddish Humor During WWII in the Soviet Union. Can humour be a weapon? If yes, is it effective? Based on Yiddish jokes and anecdotes recorded between 1943 and 1945, the program tells […]