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Santa’s message

Last year we bought a four-foot tall animatronic Santa Claus. If you talk into the microphone that comes in the box you can make Santa talk. It was just too tempting to make him an old Jewish man. So here's Santa's message. Just for...

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Don’t knock me a tea kettle

Here's Wex discussing the great Yiddish expression hak mir nisht ken tshaynik at the National Yiddish Book Center in Amherst,...

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Wex reads from Micah Mushmelon – Part 5

On October 24th 2007 The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist had its official launch at Heliconian Hall, Toronto. In this the last of five videos Wex reads from the book, specifically about who Shrage's real father is. Filmed by TACIT...

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Wex reads from Micah Mushmelon – Part 4

On October 24th 2007 The Adventures of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist had its official launch at Heliconian Hall, Toronto. In this the fourth of five videos Wex reads from the book, specifically about how stupid Shrage's father is. Filmed by TACIT...

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Michael Wex speaks at the Toronto Jewish Book Fair

Wex talks to a predominantly Jewish Canadian audience about How to Be a Mentsh (and Not a Shmuck) at this year's appearance at the Toronto Jewish Book Fair. Michael Wex at the Toronto Jewish Book Fair 2009 from Marilla Wex on...