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How to be a Jewish mother: a very lovely training manual by [Illus. by Gerry Gerstein is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In the foreward, Dan mentions that Jewish motherhood, in his definition, is a state of mind. You don't have to be Jewish, you don't have to be a mother, to treat someone like a Jewish Mother. It could be your barber, stylist, teacher, boss, co-worker, anybody can take on this role. He tells the classic joke about the Jewish Mother who gives her son two ties for Hanukah. He, being a good son, and wanting to please his mother, wears one to their next visit. She immediately notices and asks, "What's the matter, you didn't like the other one? It's this kind of ironic, no-win predicament that distinguishes the relationship. The book is humorous, to be sure, and somewhat sad for those of us who grew up in this environment.

Author

[Illus. by Gerry Gerstein

Publisher

Los Angeles] Price, Stern, Sloan; distributed by Pocket Books [New York

Published

1964

Language

EN

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.94 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13