Description: In this new book, successful cartoonist, speaker, and author Mankoff presents his favorite Jewish cartoons. In his Foreword, Mankoff shows how his Jewish heritage helped him to become a successful cartoonist, examines the place of cartoons in the vibrant history of Jewish humor, and plumbs Jewish thought, wisdom and shtik for humorous insights.
Brief description: Bob Mankoff, Cartoon and Humor Editor for Esquire and former New Yorker Cartoon Editor, His story and day-to-day at the magazine were the focus of the 2015 HBO documentary Very Semi-Serious. In addition to appearances on 60 Minutes and Charlie Rose, Bob was the host of New Yorker web series "The Cartoon Lounge." In 2014 he published his New York Times bestselling memoir How About Never - Is Never Good For You?: My Life In Cartoons. Most recently, he edited the massive two-volume The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-serious A-to-Z Archive.