Boating

The prisoners were assembled on deck. The Nazi strode up and down the line, saying:

"Zo, Jewz, velcome to ze beautiful Rhine River. You vill appreciate ze view I am zure. However, ze commandant has ordert you Jewz here vor different reasons."

He paused, then continued. "I zuppose I zould zay zat I haf zome gut newz undt zome bat newz. Ze gut newz ist zat you vill get zome fresh air!"

Then he paused again. "However, Jewz, I haf zome bat newz -- you vill be rowing zis boat."

One prisoner spoke up -- "That's not so bad. I was rowing captain in Krakow."

"Well, zen you vill not be disappointed ven I tell you zat ze commandant vants to go vater-shkiing today!"