Children of Israel At the Henry Street Hebrew School, Mr. Goldblatt, the new teacher, finished the day's lesson. It was now time for the usual question period. - "Mr. Goldblatt," announced little Joey, "there's somethin' I can't figger out." - "What's that Joey?" asked Goldblatt. - "Well accordin' to the Bible, the Children of Israel crossed the Red Sea, right?" - "Right." - "An' the Children of Israel beat up the Philistines, right?" - "Er--right." - "An' the Children of Israel built the Temple, right?" - "Again you're right." - "An' the Children of Israel fought the 'gyptians, an' the Children of Israel fought the Romans, an' the Children of Israel wuz always doin' somethin' important, right?" - "All that is right, too," agreed Goldblatt, "So, what's your question?" - "What I wanna know is this," demanded Joey. "What wuz all the grown-ups doin'?" Frances Cuffie, Arouca, Trinidad & Tobago Show more jokes like this Send this joke to your friend