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  1. Dec 2022
  2. geniza.princeton.edu geniza.princeton.edu
    Letter: T-S NS 327.117 + T-S Ar.42.150
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    1. chrisaldrich 16 Dec 2022
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      This has hints of the stereotypical Borscht Belt humor seen in "you never call, you never write" and Jewish mother disappointment.

      <small><cite class='h-cite via'>ᔥ <span class='p-author h-card'>Princeton Geniza Lab on Twitter (@GenizaLab)</span> in "New join for this letter from a disconsolate mother to her son in al-Ushmūnayn (Upper Egypt), 1146–54 CE. Found by @OdedZinger! https://t.co/w86PRW7eew https://t.co/ldRvosxY2a" (<time class='dt-published'>12/16/2022 10:10:53</time>)</cite></small>

      Jewish mothers Cairo Geniza disappointment humor manuscript studies Borscht Belt humor everything old is new again stereotypes
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    • Jewish mothers
    • disappointment
    • Cairo Geniza
    • stereotypes
    • humor
    • Borscht Belt humor
    • manuscript studies
    • everything old is new again

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    geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21108/
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