Laughing against Hitler: Soviet Yiddish Jokes and Songs of World War II
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, JohannesburgHistorian 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 […]