Lecture: Jewish Comedy - A History in Five Jokes
Guest Lecturer: Professor Jeremy Dauber, Columbia University
WHAT CAN FIVE JOKES REVEAL ABOUT JEWISH HISTORY?
As part of his visit to the Institute for Advanced Studies at Tel Aviv University as an IAS Distinguished Scholar, Prof. Jeremy Dauber of Columbia University will deliver a lecture titled “Jewish Comedy: A History in Five Jokes.”
LECTURE DETAILS
When: Wednesday, 3 June 2026, 18:00
Where: Cymbalista Auditorium
Light refreshments will be served before the lecture.
The lecture will be conducted in English and is open to the public.
MORE ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Prof. Jeremy Dauber is the Mendelson Family Professor of American Studies and Director of the Center for American Studies at Columbia University. He is also the Atran Professor of Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture and previously served as Director of Columbia University's Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies.
An internationally recognized scholar of Jewish literature, Yiddish culture, and American Jewish history, Prof. Dauber is the author of numerous acclaimed books, including Jewish Comedy: A Serious History, American Comics: A History, The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, and Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew. His research explores Jewish culture, literature, humor, and popular culture from a global and historical perspective.
