JCC at Jewish Book Week: My Son the Gold Medallist, a Comic Evening with David Schneider

A short history of the Jews and the Olympics. Entirely made up by David Schneider.

From a young Israelite shepherd named David pipping the Philistine champion to the gold medal in the slingshot to the modern Jewish domination of synchronised kvetching, here’s the real history of the Olympic Games and the People of the Book (where that book is actually “How To Avoid Sport”). Actor and comedian David Schneider and his guests present some of the Jews’ greatest Olympic triumphs, from Talmudic gymnastics (with commentary by Rashi) to 4 x 400 metres Yiddish cursing.