{"product_id":"bad-for-the-jews-9780312668457","title":"Bad for the Jews","description":"\u003cp\u003eScott Sherman has taken it upon himself to compile a list of 50 Oy vey-inducing members of the tribe--from politics, entertainment and white collar crime--who make it tougher than it already \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eto be a Jew these days. Notables include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernie Madoff: \u003c\/b\u003eWhere to begin? Life is hard enough without having to be concerned that your esteemed brethren are really sleeper-schmucks lying in wait, biding their time for the perfect moment to completely ruin your life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Schlessinger: \u003c\/b\u003eReferred to herself in a \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eprofile as \"a prophet.\" Let's be nice and call that a stretch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliot Spitzer: \u003c\/b\u003eOh if only we could return to the days when Jewish mothers could call their little aspiring politicians 'The Next Eliot Spitzer!' without it sounding absolutely disgusting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbra Streisand: \u003c\/b\u003eThose imitating her shtick can't be tuned out because, much to our chagrin, they live with us. Think of all the poor young Jews who had to go to school unwashed because their sister's shower-based rendition of \"Papa, Can You Hear Me?\" took forever to complete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudge Judy: \u003c\/b\u003eWho thought it was a good idea to give a Jewish grandmother a television show in which her opinions are legally binding? Releasing the wrath of bubbie onto the world is a cruel, cruel thing to do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Nimoy: \u003c\/b\u003eA Jew playing a pointy-eared half-alien? Everybody thinks we're strange and foreign enough as it is!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312668457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.93h x 7.14w x 0.71d","brand":"Scott Sherman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51445514961077,"sku":"9780312668457","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0956544f-cdd6-4e74-89bc-a8eb8ad8e441.jpg?v=1753798793","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bad-for-the-jews-9780312668457","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}