A young man and an old woman are traveling by train. And after looking closely at the young man, the old woman leans forward and says, “Excuse me, young man, are you Jewish?”
And he looks up from the book he’s reading and politely replies, “No, ma’am, I’m not Jewish.”
A few minutes later, she leans forward again and says,
“Excuse me, young man, are you sure you are not Jewish?”
And he looks up once again and politely but firmly replies, “No ma’am, I am not Jewish!”
There is a long silence, then the old woman leans forward yet again and says, “Excuse me, young man, are you quite sure you’re not Jewish?”
And the young man eye-rolls inwardly, grits his teeth, and says, “All right, yes, I am Jewish!”
And then there is silence for minutes. And then, “That’s funny,” says the old woman, “You don’t look Jewish.”
