The parable about the Jewish wit

The parable about the Jewish wit

Once a Jewish tailor had the temerity to open his shop in a city where Jews did not complain, but still on the main street. To survive it, a gang of boys every day going to the bench at the door and shouted: "Jew! Jew!"

After several sleepless nights tailor pridumal- still get rid of annoying rebyatni. The next time a gang looked into his shop, he said that from now on everyone who would call him a Jew, he would give a coin. Then he distributed to all of desyatipensoviku.

Happy new opportunity to get the money, the boys the next day once again looked to the tailor, shouting: "Jew! Jew! ", And he, smiling, gave them five pence, saying that now he is no more. They had to be satisfied and this, because it is all-five pence after five pence.

The next day, the tailor gave only one penny, again saying that he has no more money. The boys were outraged. When the tailor said, that they can take the money and leave them guys toss a coin, saying that only a madman could think that they would call him a Jew for just one penny.

Photo: Isaac (Itshak) Holtz (Polish born-American, born 1927) The Old Tailor in his Workshop.