Quote by Jerry Leiber

It's self-effacing, it's hard-luck, the shtetl stories. All those Coasters things are an amalgam of Yiddish and black humor.

It's self-effacing, it's hard-luck, the shtetl stories. All

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This quote suggests that the elements of self-deprecation, unfortunate circumstances, and humor found in stories about shtetls (small Jewish towns in Eastern Europe) are similar to those in the Coasters, a popular African-American music group's performances. These Coasters performances seem to blend Yiddish and black humor together, combining both cultural traditions to create a shared sense of comedic expression.

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