You can read a biography of Sammy Davis Jr. He was involved in the civil rights movement, and Vegas was segregated during the Rat Pack era. read more
And one of the soldiers says, “No, Sergeant Goldberg never makes a mistake.” (Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, Jewish Humor: What the Best Jewish Jokes Say About the Jews) “In the past, when we felt politically powerless, humor was a tool,” explains Rabbi Telushkin. But by the late ’60s, the Jews’ status in comedy changed. read more