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The First New Yorker Cartoon about Jews and Food?

by · May 15th, 2008
Farming, Humor

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“What don’t you understand? When my clients fly their guests over your farm on the way to Vegas, they’d like to see the words ‘Mazel tov, Josh’ spelled out in your cornfield.”

This probably isn’t the first-ever Jewish food cartoon in the New Yorker (there must have been a bagel and lox one at some point), but it is very likely the first Jewish food and farm related one. As someone who just started planning my wedding (my boyfriend and I got engaged right before Passover!), this made me laugh, but also scared me a bit.

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4 Responses to “The First New Yorker Cartoon about Jews and Food?”

  1. Eric Schulmiller Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

    This is probably the first one to deal with food and an actual Jew: http://www.cartoonbank.com/item/43407

    But here’s my favorite of many bagel & cream cheese ones: http://www.cartoonbank.com/item/33683

    And after reading this cartoon, I might have to change my coat of arms, too: http://www.cartoonbank.com/item/40174

  2. Rabbi Shmuel Says:
    May 15th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    The only problem is that the Jew and the Farmer are at opposite ends of the spectrums – the simple farmer vs. the slick, over-the-top party planner (think Fran Drescher type) representing the ultimate gauche bar mitzva experience seeking client

  3. Leah Koenig Says:
    May 16th, 2008 at 9:32 am

    Thanks Eric! Those are great.

    Good point, Rabbi Shmuel – I guess the New Yorker hasn’t yet heard about The Food Conference. :)

  4. chanie Says:
    May 19th, 2008 at 5:15 am

    great cartoons :-) (apropos the first one, see chefs for peace – here’s an article – http://www.treehugger.com/file....._peace.php )

    i agree with rabbi shmuel, but i think it works precisely because of the contrast. it could have been a wealthy wedding planner too.

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