The 36 Best Jewish Memes Of All Time
A woman laughing uproariously at a Jewish meme (probably) Image by iStock
Every day this week we’ll be highlighting classic and cutting-edge Jewish comedy, from the best Jewish comedians in the Trump era to the best jokes told by non-Jews about Jews. L’chaim!
The Jews have taken to memes as we’ve taken to many mediums of creative expression and social criticism over the millennia: with wild enthusiasm.
Jews have embraced the phenomena of internet memes — a sort of homemade pairing of popular images and words that have a joking and often biting connotation — resulting in a massive and constantly growing crop of bizarre, titillating, and comic Jewish content. Whether you’re already a proud member of several Jewish meme groups, or you don’t know your mincha from your ma’ariv, there’s something for everyone.
Following a mass search of the Internet, here are the Forward’s 36 favorite Jewish memes:
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I WILL LAUGH ABOUT THIS UNTIL THE END OF MY DAYS pic.twitter.com/bweydZUagq
— Beanie Feldstein (@BeanieFeldstein) April 10, 2017
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