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Jew jokes: What's funny and what's antisemitic? - explainer

Jokes about Jews have been found throughout history, many made by Jews themselves, who are no strangers to self-deprecating humor. However, antisemitism in comedy is alive and well.

|ByAARON REICH
A FLOAT with an effigy of a Jew is seen during the carnival at Aalst, Belgium, on February 23.
JIMMY CARR attends the 12th Annual Stand Up For Heroes at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in 2018

The Holocaust is not a laughing matter, Jimmy Carr - opinion

The writer has been struggling to understand how anyone can think it’s okay to joke about the Holocaust.

|ByANDREA SAMUELS
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Comedian Jimmy Carr under fire for 'abhorrent' anti-Roma Holocaust joke

In his new comedy special, Carr joked about the genocide of the Roma and Sinti victims of the Holocaust, who were targeted for total extermination by the Nazis alongside Jews.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Jimmy Carr spars, laughs with Tel Aviv crowd

British comedian plays his first-ever show in Israel

|ByAMY SPIRO