40 Forever: Lenny Bruce on Judaism

” . . . if you live in New York or any other big city, you are Jewish.

It doesn’t matter even if you’re Catholic; if you live in New York you are Jewish

. . . Italians are all Jews.”
–Lenny Bruce

Since I live in Boca Raton, and Boca Raton is known as The Sixth Borough,

I guess you could say I’m Jewish. I’m also Italian-American and Catholic.

Onetime when I was waiting in line at Walgreens, I overheard the person
behind me griping about how “the damn, cheap-ass Jews take over Boca
every winter.” I turned around and asked loudly, “What
did you say?????” The person in front of me said, “Are you Jewish?” I
boldly answered, “Yes.” Someone else in line said, “Do you know where I
can buy a yahrzeit candle around here?” I answered “Publix, aisle three
near the gefilte fish.”

And we all lived happily ever after.

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Rebecca Hickman