• 7th Art Releasing
  • Home
  • Catalog
  • News
  • Educational
  • About
  • Contact

Your cart is currently empty!


Home / Comedy / Who’s Afraid of Jewish Humor
Who's Afraid of Jewish Humor
Who's Afraid of Jewish Humor - Image 2
Who's Afraid of Jewish Humor - Image 3
Who's Afraid of Jewish Humor - Image 4

Who’s Afraid of Jewish Humor

Jewish humor has traveled from the Shtetl to Hollywood, from the Torah to Comic books. Jewish humor is tradition and pop culture – and also a cliché? Especially in Germany and Austria, Jewish jokes became very popular after the Second World War. Jewish humor is, allegedly, self-ironic – and laughing about the Jews together with…

Category: Comedy, Europe, History, Jewish Film, Jewish Highlights
  • Description
  • Additional information

Description

World Premiere
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Charleston Jewish FilmFest
Berkshire International Film Festival
Winnipeg International Jewish Film Festival
Festival of Tolerance – JFF Zagreb

Official Selection
Diasporama

Synopsis

Jewish humor has traveled from the Shtetl to Hollywood, from the Torah to Comic books. Jewish humor is tradition and pop culture – and also a cliché? Especially in Germany and Austria, Jewish jokes became very popular after the Second World War. Jewish humor is, allegedly, self-ironic – and laughing about the Jews together with the Jews seems like a convenient way for the perpetrator countries to cope with their dark pasts. But is Jewish humor really always self-mocking – or is the matter more complex? In the documentary, rabbis, comedians, and writers from Germany, Austria, France, and Israel have their say. Who owns Jewish humor – and who owns the laughter?

Director

Jascha Hannover Jascha Hannover was born in 1990 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Jascha is an award-winning director and writer, known for Jüdisches Leben, Jüdischer Humor (2021), Trans – I Got Life (2021) and You’ll Never Walk Alone (2017).

Additional information

Length

71 min

Release year

2021

Genre

Documentary

Educational Pricing (DVD/Blu-Ray)

To host a screening, write your inquiry to booking@7thart.com or get your screening set up by clicking the link below.

Host a screening
Suggested Films
  • The Blond Boy From The Casbah

    The Blond Boy From The Casbah

  • The Way to Happiness

    The Way to Happiness

  • Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story

    Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story

  • The Package

    The Package

  • From Shtetl to Swing

    From Shtetl to Swing

Contact us

info@7thart.com

6579 Pickwick Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90042

tel: 323-259-8259
fax: 323-978-2529

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Vimeo
  • TikTok

Subscribe To Our Newsletter!

Sign up here

Join our newsletter community for a more personal connection – where updates and exclusive offers come straight to your inbox. We’ll filter every email and put you under the newsletter category that best suits your interests.

© 2023 Seventh Art Releasing
Design by: Eunice Tan

  • 7th Art Releasing
  • Home
  • Catalog
  • News
  • Educational
  • About
  • Contact