When Twain heard the Yiddish writer of humorous stories called "the Jewish Mark Twain," he replied "please tell him that I am the American Sholem Aleichem."

Caroline Lawrencehttp://www.carolinelawrence.com 

> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 12:00:47 -0500
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> Subject: Re: The Jewish MT
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> 
> Hal--
> 
> Haven't seen it, but I read some good press on it.  He's witty.  The  
> adoption of the MT label also shows up with Stephen Leacock--the  
> "Canadian Mark Twain."
> 
> --LH
> 
> 
> On Nov 1, 2011, at 11:41 AM, Harold Bush wrote:
> 
> > Folks;  I heard about this new film, which is in town here, about the
> > "Jewish MT": a phrase with which I was not familiar.
> >
> > it's called "Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness" -- anyone  
> > seen it?
> > We will try to see it Friday.
> >
> > sholemaleichemthemovie.com/
> >
> > trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/ 
> > sholemaleichemlaughinginthedarkness/
> >
> > -- 
> > Harold K. Bush, Ph.D
> > Professor of English
> > Saint Louis University
> > St. Louis, MO  63108
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