"Haikus for Jews"

While I was reviewing some of my old notes, I remembered I read this book quite a few years ago, titled "Haikus for Jews" by David Bader. Here are some notes I made at that time.

From preface:

"Perhaps the most brilliant poet of the Jewish haiku was Sheldon "Sashimi" Lepstein, according to his mother. [...] Some of his finest efforts were even more pointed and concise than traditional haiku, such as his searing one-syllable poem, "Oy!" and his two-syllable epic, "Gevalt!". He is perhaps best remembered today for the melancholy haiku:

No fins, no flippers,

the gefilte fish swims with

some difficulty."

And now - from the book itself:

The same kimono

the top geishas are wearing -

got it at Loehmann's.

"Can't you just leave it?"

the new Jewish mother asks -

umbilical cord.

Sorry I'm not home

to take your call. At the tone

please state your bad news.

The Jewish New Year -

in Times Square, no ball is dropped.

Where is everyone?