The Jew of New York Quotes

“I've wasted the last five years of my life dealing in religious articles. People today find spiritual solace in ballroom dancing.”
― Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York

“What sort of attractions do you think lured our coreligionists out of the ghetto and into the mainstream of European culture? Was it the wit of Molière, or the ingenious stage mechanisms of Pixérécourt? Or was it simply the opportunity to cast an eye, without shame, upon the living, unclad human form?”
― Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York

“I was born Moishe Ketzelbourd but the Indians call me Maurice Cougar.”
― Ben Katchor, The Jew of New York