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Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

Opinion

Does Harry Potter's Jewish humour cross the line?

July 8, 2009 13:58
1 min read

What's Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe's best Jewish joke?

"Did you hear how copper wire was invented? Two Jews fighting over a penny."

The 19-year-old actor, who is Jewish through his mother told the Guardian Weekend magazine that he was "very proud of being Jewish".

He said: "It means I have a good work ethic, and you get Jewish humour and you're allowed to tell Jewish jokes."

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