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Brooklyn Yeshiva Bans Woody Allen-Style Glasses For Being "Too Goyish"
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 24, 2013
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An unscientific but totally accurate study conducted at Gothamist HQ today found that 9 out of 10 human beings identify Woody Allen as the "stereotypical Jewish person." At this point, Woody Allen is indivisible from his signature black horn rimmed-style glasses. And yet, for some people, that just isn't Jewish enough. A Brooklyn yeshiva has reportedly banned Woody Allen-style glasses for being "too goyish" and too "modern."
Bobov 48, located in Borough Park, handed down the decree recently, according to Failed Messiah. We don't profess to know Yiddish well enough to read the letter in question (though, if any of you do, please let us know exactly what it says!), but we're trusting Failed Messiah's sources on this one. Suffice to say, there is nothing in the universe goyish about the person worrying about "Jew eat" in the clip below.
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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