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WATCH: A Classic Yiddish Joke About Mothers-In-Law Will Still Surprise You

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By Leana Jelen August 29, 2018

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This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts.

The Yiddish Forward is producing a series of classic Yiddish jokes presented in Yiddish by Leana Jelen, a young Yiddish-speaking sign-language interpreter. In this classic a young bride starts off her relationship with her mother-in-law on an unusual note.

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