Celia Gurevitch Jewish Community Library

Isaacs, Ron. Have a Good Laugh: Jokes for the Jewish Soul. Illus. by Franklin Feldman. Jersey City , NJ : Ktav, 2009. 185 p. Paperbound. (ISBN-978-1602801301).

In seven chapters the author groups jokes by subject: Israel , Theology and God, Family, Bible, Rabbis, Humor from Chelm, and last but longest, Potpourri of Jewish humor. Though many of the jokes are well-worn and familiar to older readers, there is always a new generation to entertain and surprise. When you sit in your armchair all by yourself and read funny stories, they may not seem so funny, but if you are a good story-teller, you may add some of these to your repertoire and use them at an appropriate moment in a social setting or to enliven an otherwise serious speech. Illustrations are few but inject sparkle into this volume.

Recommended for collections in need of more anthologies of jokes.

Susanne M. Batzdorff, Celia Gurevitch Jewish Community Library, Congregation Beth Ami, Santa Rosa , CA .