“Two brothers were sitting outside the Tivoli Fountain…”

Two brothers were sitting outside the Tivoli Fountain in Rome. One beggar had his hat in front of him, decorated with a crucifix. the other had his hat in front of him, his with a Star of David.

People are walking by, and they’re all putting their donations into the hat with the crucifix.

A priest walks by, and he sees the two of them sitting there, and he says, “My good man, this is a Catholic city. No one’s going to put money in a hat with a Star of David! As a matter of fact, most Catholics and Christians in this city will probably donate extra to the hat with the crucifix.”

The beggar with the Star of David turns to the other and says, “Moishe, look who’s trying to tell the Cohen brothers about marketing!”

–Lawrence Goldberg, Old Jews Telling Jokes