After three months, Oehsen left the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus’ Clown College and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in performing arts.

Clowns are the ambassadors of comedy for Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus, visiting Chicago for a one-month run in November.

(RNS) — ‘For the longest time, Jews couldn’t just hold any job that they wanted,’ said scholar Stav Meishar. ‘ … Show business was one of the only jobs they were allowed to hold ...