Tag: stereotypes
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Jewface: Comic Songs, Vaudeville Stereotypes
Mock Yiddish and Ethnic Parody in the Vaudeville Melting-Pot While weary critiques of Blackface, Yellowface and Redface have become almost a Halloween tradition in their own right, “Jewface” in popular music has largely been forgotten.[1]). However, this past spring, the Center for Jewish History in New York City hosted an exhibit by the…