Monthly Archives: November 2011

The “Organisation Todt” (OT)

(The following text is based on an article which I wrote for off-line use) We can read in a file from the Directorate-General War Victims about my great-great-uncle Kalman Lehrer (sometimes also known as Kalman Kalech) during WWII. We read … Continue reading

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It’s a pleasure to read all this!

Moshe was riding on the subway reading a neo-Nazi newspaper. A friend of his, who happened to be riding in the same subway car, noticed this strange phenomenon. Very upset, he approached the newspaper reader and demanded an explanation I … Continue reading

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Sign your name

A rabbi was opening his mail one morning. Taking a single sheet of paper from an envelope he found written on it only one word: ‘idiot’. At the next Friday night service, the Rabbi announced, ‘I have known many people … Continue reading

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Oy

Three Jewish women get together for lunch. As they are being seated in the restaurant, one takes a deep breath and gives a long, slow ‘Oy.’ The second takes a deep breath as well and lets out a long, slow … Continue reading

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Mystery

One of life’s greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn’t good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world.

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I should be facing the same direction as the train is moving

A Yekke – an uptight Jew of German descent – decides to take the train from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He books his trip weeks in advance and tells the travel agent, “There’s only one thing I care about. I … Continue reading

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It’s on the Mommy Test

I was out walking with my 4 year old daughter. She picked up something off the ground and started to put it in her mouth. I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that. … Continue reading

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Sir, I appreciate your business

A little old Jewish lady sold pretzels on a street corner for 25 cents each. Every day a young man would leave his office building at lunch time, and as he passed the pretzel stand, he would leave her a … Continue reading

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Little Jonah sobbed all the way home

After the circumcising of his baby brother in shul, little Jonah sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, “That rabbi said he … Continue reading

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She hasn’t spoken to me in over 2 months

Two middle aged men in chavrusah were out at the Bais Medrash learning. Things got a little quiet for a moment while Shmiel was looking into a Rashi when Moshe looked up at Shmiel and says, “I think I’m going … Continue reading

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