Jewish Teeth

In 1936, Morris Rabinowitz, a dentist, fled his native Germany .

He sold his assets and made five sets of solid gold teeth with his cash,
well above the limit he could bring into the U.S.

When he arrived in New York , the customs official was perplexed as to why
anybody would have five sets of gold teeth. So Morris explained. "Jews who
keep kosher have two separate sets of dishes for meat products and dairy
products, but I am so religious I also have separate sets of teeth."

The customs official shook his head and said, "Well, that accounts for two
sets of teeth. What about the other three?"

Morris replied, "Very religious Jews use separate dishes for Passover, but
I am so Orthodox that I have separate teeth for Passover meat and Passover
dairy food."

The customs official shook his head and said, "You must be a man of very
strong faith to have separate teeth for meat and dairy products and
likewise for Passover. That accounts for four sets of teeth. What about the
fifth set?"

Morris looked around and spoke softly. "To tell you the truth," he said,
"once in a while I like a ham sandwich.