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He recently participated in a series of lectures sponsored by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. The series, The History of Jews and Comedy in America, included a session on Yiddish Curses and Jokes, which is one of his favorite topics.
In this excerpt, Wex explains the origins and context of some of the more popular Yiddish curses.
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