Jewish Wit and Wisdom (Dover Thrift Editions)

Rating:
Summary: Too skimpy for its big title
Review: This is a very small collection of sayings. It does not seem to have any theme. Most of the sayings are from modern ' celebrities' and not especially from those versed in Jewish knowledge and learning. The sayings themselves are in many instances not outstanding. Nonetheless there are some words here which can bring a smile or nod of welcome recognition.
A few examples : "History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely after they have exhausted all other alternatives. Abba Eban"
"The girl who can't dance says the band can't play" Yiddish proverb
" What I am waiting for is a movie about beautiful quintuplets who love the same man." Harry Kurnitz
" Life the way it really is-is a battle not between Bad and Good but between Bad and Worse. Joseph Brodsky
" A Jew is someone who ties,who links his or her destiny to the Jewish people. Period. This is a Jew. I not enter religious affairs. Elie Weisel