Former New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff shows how his Jewish heritage helped him become a successful cartoonist. Bob presents a personal and historical cartoon illustrated history of Jewish humor featuring cartoons from Have I Got a Cartoon For You! The Moment Magazine Book of Jewish Cartoons and shares tips for writing great captions.
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In 1975, journalist and humorist Calvin Trillin wrote about Jacob Schiff and his uncle Ben Daynovsky in the first issue of Moment, trying to figure out why his family entered the United States through Texas and not Ellis Island. Join Calvin, in conversation with Moment’s opinion and book editor Amy E. Schwartz to hear an update on his Jacob Schiff adventures all these years later and what he’s thinking about and working on today.
Max Brooks, the only child of Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft, is best known as the world’s foremost zombie expert. “He’s a zombie laureate,” The New York Times once described him.
Michael Krasny wants to tell jokes—but he also wants to explain them. “It’s important to be analytical about humor,” he says.
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