kl ore ▁is ▁a ▁true ▁and ▁un guard ed ▁portrait , ▁for ▁where ▁art ▁may ▁be ▁select ive , ▁may ▁conce al , ▁may ▁gl oss ▁over ▁defect s ▁and ▁even ▁pre tt ify , ▁folk ▁art ▁is ▁always ▁reve aling , ▁always ▁truth ful ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁sp ont aneous ▁expression ." - ▁A ▁Tre as ury ▁Of ▁Jewish ▁Fol kl ore , ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁" First ▁you ▁laugh ▁at ▁a ▁Jewish ▁jo ke ▁or ▁qu ip . ▁Then , ▁against ▁your ▁will , ▁you ▁suddenly ▁fall ▁silent ▁and ▁thought ful . ▁And ▁that ▁is ▁because ▁Jews ▁are ▁so ▁frequently ▁jest ing ▁philosoph ers . ▁A ▁hard ▁life ▁has ▁made ▁them ▁real ists , ▁real ists ▁without ▁ill usion ." ▁- ▁A ▁Tre as ury ▁of ▁Jewish ▁Hum or , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁" Of ▁all ▁the ▁aston ishing ▁experiences ▁of ▁the ▁widely ▁dispers ed ▁Jewish ▁people ▁none ▁was ▁more ▁extraordinary ▁than ▁that ▁concerning ▁the ▁Kh az ars ." - ▁P ict orial ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁People , ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁ ▁" Aus ub el , ▁Nathan .", ▁Encyc lo pa edia ▁J uda ica , ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Gal icia ▁and ▁L od om eria ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Le ż aj sk ▁Category : A