Howie Mandel and Rachel Bloom headline an LA comedy 'roast of antisemitism'

LOS ANGELES (JTA) - The White House recently released a detailed strategy for combating antisemitism, complete with more than 100 action items.

One thing not on the list? Comedy.

That's where Jewish celebrities such as Howie Mandel, Rachel Bloom and Michael Rapaport came in on Wednesday night at the Saban Theater in Beverly Hills, at a so-called "Roast of Anti-Semitism."

As event organizer Dani Zoldan put it, the comedy show was focused on "making fun of people that hate Jews."

Emceed by longtime standup and occasional TV actor Elon Gold - who joked that there were no Proud Boys in the audienc...