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Worrying, manipulative, self-sacrificing; tenacious, overbearing, nurturing, loud. Sound like a Jewish mother? In her new book, You Never Call! You Never Write!, author and professor, Joyce Antler, challenges negative stereotypes of the Jewish mother by offering a critical exploration of the way that American Jewish mothers have lived and been understood. In honor of Mother’s Day, we invite you to look at this interview clip of Joyce Antler with her daughter and comedian, Lauren, as they reflect upon the new book and Jewish comedians of the past and present.