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Elisheva Schoenfeld INDEX TO DRUYAIW' S COLLECTION OF JOKES AND ANECDOTES L Laborer(s) L. and houseowner discuss repair of
walls and payment. - 154 L. and manager discuss hands and
salary. - 152 Gentile 1. pointed as example to
Jewish one. - 3052 Laborers of excavation of siliceous
clay call their employer by names varying with the seasons. - 1976 L. are the cause for either loss of
money or loss of years of life. - 121 Landlady L. buys flea-powder from Hershele.
- 43, 44 Landlord. (see also: "Taxcollector(s)") L. airs his rage by whipping his
Jew. - 1910 L. airs his anger by beating up
Jew. - 1920 L. asks Jew on board of ship for
remedy against boredom. - 308 L. in carriage observed by hassidim
whose wagon has broken down. - 684 L. gives "his" Jew one
hundred rubles which must be spent within one week. - 2094 L. and lady make love in carriage.
- 2052 Evil 1. dies after zaddik had
prayed for his death. - 3013 Taxcollector is satisfied with 1. -
992 Language(s) L. improval suggested: Bald head to
be called "Herzl Forest". - 2653 Latin 1. is called "dead"
since it is used by doctors. - 918 Dispute about languages in
literature. - 2956 Man boasts of his knowledge of. 1.
- 953 Laughing Kaiser Wilhelm is 1. when informed
of the war planned by Nikolas the Zar. 2757 Man is l. for getting a box on his
ears. It had been intended for someone else. - 1141 Man is 1. when his friend falls
over a stone. - 2232 Modke is 1. about the destruction
of bugs in his burning house. - 2175 People are 1. about Hitler's moustache
more than about Chaplin's. - 1987 (3062) Lawyer L. has converted to Christianity
for marriage with gentile woman. - 1440 L. is obliged to procure several
authorizations for shopkeeper owing money. - 3133 Lazy-Bones L. sleeps in tailor's workshop. -
3106 Leader(s) of the community. (see also: "Cantor(s)",
"Rabbi in the Community") L. advised to move from Wilna to
Bultrimantch since a rich man never dies in latter town. - 229 L. compared to load of hay on
wagon. - 375 L. knows secret of his housemaid's
pregnancy. - 1798 L. and Modke, the man followed by
bad luck. - 2173 L. and governor discuss the morals
of the rabbi appointed by the government. - 452 L. reprimands rabbi. - 434 L. thought of as "bastard"
is well honoured nevertheless. (Parable). - 367 L. of poor community cannot buy
bridles for rabbi's horse. - 407 Despotic l. advised by Modke on
"how to save his soul". - 2171 Despotic 1. declares: "If you
need authority, address first God and then me." - 364 Despotic 1. insulted by Modke. -
365 Despotic 1. meets with resistance
of the assembly. - 363 Despotic 1. refuses to accept
decree advanced by others. - 366 Enlightened 1. reprimands preacher
for frightening people with tales of hell and heavenly court. (Parable). -
481 New 1. asks for lists of societies
and institutions. - 1261 Leaders of community ask Rabbi
Orenstein for his opinion on their new rabbi, Rabbi Hirsch. - 428 L. discuss rabbi's poor
performance. - 417 L. discuss rabbi's salary. - 1253 L. in Russia obliged to employ stuttering
rabbi. - 449 L. and sick rabbi. - 406 L. try to persuade rabbi to stay in
their town. - 1866 L. visit sick miser and make him
perspire. - 320 L. wish to prohibit entrance of
vagrant beggars into Wilna. - 369 Dishonest 1. deny having been witnesses
to the visitor's deposit of money. - 368 After rabbi's sermon on charity, 1.
ask for begging licence. - 302 Sessions of 1. - 369 Legs The four 1. of King David's horse
are to be painted on the ground. - 2684 Legend L. of cantors: Cantor and animals readjust
span of life. - 517 L. of chroniclers: Maximilian I
receives presents from the Jews of Frankfurt. - 1911 L. of debtors and creditors. - 56 L. of Jerusalem: On the origin of
the mire of Meah Shearim. - 2646 L. of Jesters: Pharao and Haman
meet in Hell. - 2189 L. of matchmakers: Lion sends fox
to look for bridegroom for daughter. - 1454 L. of mitnagdim: Esau's jealousy of
Jacob apeased. - 646 Letter(s) L. attached to broom dropped by
German airplane on Russian lines. - 2767 L. of General Hindenburg to Russian
Zar: Don't retreat so fast, I cannot follow You. - 2756 L. to God; - 2088 L. to provincial customers
accompanying left-over blouses. - 23 L. thought to become heavier with
addition of stamps. - 1144 L. writer ignorant of customary
phraseology. - 1258 L. from father to son in need of a
new coat. - 1692 L. from father to son who earns his
living by writing. - 580 L. from father to son praising son
for taking a dumb girl as wife. - 1538 L. from father to son on the
qualifications of woman as wife for son. -1500 L. from father to son living in a
village. - 21 L. from husband to wife on the routine
of a cure in Karlsbad. - 930 L. from merchant to brother
complaining about artist son. - 1693 L. from provincial shopkeeper to
wholesaler in city. - 26, 1000 L. from shopkeeper to friend on new
business. - 22 L. from son to father. Converted
son writes Hebrew letter of apology. -1440 L. from son to father. Converted
son intends to return to Judaism. - 1422 L. from son to father asking for
support. - 554 L. from son to father is read by
slaughterer and cantor. - 1691 Letters of bridegroom and bride
copied from volume of compiled letters serving as samples. - 3027 L. written by rabbi to his
colleague are full of praises for the latter. - 432 Son's 1. enjoyed by father. - 2950 Liar(s) L. Nahbi has proved the Psalms to
be all lies. - 1306 L. reduces the size of his lie when
son steps on toes to remind him of his lying habits. - 1297 A l. is worse than a thief or
robber. - 1309 Lineage Important 1. of rabbi's evil and
ugly wife makes her believe she has made a mesalliance since rabbi descends
from a family of shoemakers. (Parable). - 1561 Man boasts of his 1. allegedly
going back to Adam. - 2583 Whose 1. is more important? Dispute
between R. Eliezer and R. Aharon. -2380 Load First 1. unloaded in Tel-Aviv Port
was bag of cement. - 2644 Loan. (see also: "Money Lender(s)") Kalman asks his friend for a l. of
ten rubles. Receives five. - 60 Man refuses a 1. to friend who
intends to pay debt to money lender. - 59 Man wonders why he cannot receive
1. from those who know him nor from those who do not know him. - 61 Rich man takes 1. and denies on
oath in court having received one. - 120 Loss A 1. only bothers a Jew in court
when the other party gains. - 1893 Lottery ticket L. has made a man rich. Poor
relative asks for dowry of daughter. - 248 L. has won thanks to prayer of
priest. - 2030 Luckless Person Rich man leaves money for l.p. but
latter closes eyes and fails to see it. - 184 "Lump of Gold." "Lamp of Gold." - 347 Lying. (see also: "Exaggerations and Lies") Contest in 1. - 1829 "Men do not refrain from
1." - 2364 Science of medicine is 1. - 933 Wife was lying about her age. -
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