> > One of the longest-standing Jewish jokes tells of two > > older Jewish men who were sitting in a park reading > > newspapers. One was reading a Jewish paper, the other > > an anti-Semitic rag. > > > > When the one with the Jewish paper saw what his > > companion was reading, he cried out, "What are you > > doing? How can you read that filth?" > > > > His companion replied, "I used to read the Jewish > > papers all the time. But they are filled with terrible > > stories about anti-Semitism, attacks on Jews and > > Israel, assimilation and threats to the Jewish future. > > It was so depressing, I didn't want to read it > > anymore. > > > > "But this paper is filled with stories about how the > > Jews control the banks, the media, politicians, the > > whole world! It cheers me up.