I was at a party this weekend and a jokester, stifling a laugh
said, "Listen to this: One day, Moskowitz and Finkelstein were
going to-"

At this, my Jewish friend, Al Cohen said, "Moskowitz and
Finkelstein; Moskowitz and Finkelstein; always two Jews. Why do
they have to be Jewish? Can't you tell the joke with other
nationalities involved? Why don't you make them Chinese for a
change?"

The jokester, sobered and embarrassed, said, "I'm sorry. I
didn't mean to offend. Here's the joke: One day, Hong-lee Yang
and Mao-chen Foo were going to the synagogue to attend the
bar mitzvah of Hong-lee Yang's nephew..."

 

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