ROSENZWEIG, GERSHON. Talmud Yanka’ee. Eight works in one volume. Each with its own title page. S. Druckerman, 1907 * Together with: Kiss, Gershon. Masechta Prohibishon [“Prohibition Tractate”].1929.

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The first volume Includes Masecheta Hedyototh- a satire on Jewish life in America; Masecheta Chanukah- a satire on card playing; Masecheta Kozvim -a Talmidic parody on “April-Fools,” Masecheta America- a satire on the life and manners of the Jewish immigrants in America; Midrash Esther and Hagadah Lesofrim- a satire on the poverty of Hebrew authors. (See Davidson pp.240-41).The author humorously dedicates the work to “Dodi R. Shmuel Hanagid” more familiarly known as “Uncle Sam”. According to Davidson; “The cleverest and most prolific of all American parodists is Gershon Rosenzweig…He has a keen sense of humor and considerable powers of observation. He knows the life of his brethren and depicts it in true colors, exaggerating only when necessary to produce a stronger effect. He certainly is one of the cleverest punsters in Hebrew literature.” viz. History of Parody in Jewish Literature (1966) p. 108. The secod volume contains a humorous look - in Talmudic style- of “the many and diverse maneuvers carried out in order to circumvent the laws of Prohibition, as well as the mishaps occurring due to the consumption of noxious drinks.” EJ XIII, col.136.