ספר משלים

ספר משלים PDF Author: Moshe Wallich
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814324493
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Book Description
Reproduced pages of the original 17th-century Yiddish, including the woodcuts, face the first English translation of the 34 fables that comprise Wallich's Sefer Mesholim. A valuable resource for students of the Yiddish language and of European Jewish culture of the early modern period. The fables come mostly from Aesop and medieval Hebrew and German sources. Well annotated. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

ספר משלים

ספר משלים PDF Author: Moshe Wallich
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814324493
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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Book Description
Reproduced pages of the original 17th-century Yiddish, including the woodcuts, face the first English translation of the 34 fables that comprise Wallich's Sefer Mesholim. A valuable resource for students of the Yiddish language and of European Jewish culture of the early modern period. The fables come mostly from Aesop and medieval Hebrew and German sources. Well annotated. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Jewish Book of Fables

The Jewish Book of Fables PDF Author: Eliezer Steinbarg
Publisher: Judaic Traditions in Literatur
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Book Description
Individual fables by Yiddish poet and writer Shtaynbarg (1880-1932) have appeared in various English anthologies, and there is a thriving critique of his work in Yiddish, but Leviant (Hebrew and Yiddish, Rutgers U.) offers the first collection in English devoted to his work, with the Yiddish on facing pages. The fables, one to three pages long, elevate interactions between mundane objects, animals, or people into spiritual encounters. They draw on the ancient tradition of Hebrew fables. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Jewish Fairy Tales and Fables

Jewish Fairy Tales and Fables PDF Author: Gertrude Landa
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another

Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another PDF Author: Peninnah Schram
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Incorporated
ISBN: 1461629217
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 545

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Book Description
Peninnah Schram, widely regarded as one of the great Jewish storytellers of our generation, has collected and retold sixty-four delightful Jewish folktales to create Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another. Ms. Schram, who believes that stories form "the link between the generations," helps forge that link with this book, ensuring that these stories will continue to live and breathe in the modern world. The life force animating these tales is almost tangible. The printed words seem to vibrate, as if the author possessed the voices of various tellers and lent their lilting tones and ripe inflections to the printed page. Furthermore, the laughter, sobs, and delighted cries of countless listeners also echo in these pages. Schram, who has written a thoughtful, informative introduction for each story, demonstrates on every page her belief that the stories "connect to our lives." And when the lifelike characters woven into Schram's magic tapestry suffer or enjoy the fates they most deserve, we rejoice, secure in their storybook world?a world where justice, however incomprehensible, is always done, and where we attain happiness by living in accordance with Jewish law and in harmony with the world's natural order. Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another abounds in a gentle wisdom that presses itself upon our complex and often self-contradictory lives, infusing us with patience, tolerance, and hope. We identify with the kings and princes, fools and beggars, heroes and leaders, villains and witches of yesteryear because, though our lives are vastly different from theirs, we share their moral choices and experience their dilemmas. Schram joins Jewish storytellers throughout the ages, linking past to present and preserving an invaluable legacy for generations yet unborn.

The Cross

The Cross PDF Author: Lamed Shapiro
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480440809
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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The “skilled translators of this admirably edited volume” offer English-speaking readers the chance to savor this Yiddish author’s “tale-telling power” (Harold Bloom). Lamed Shapiro (1878–1948) was the author of groundbreaking and controversial short stories, novellas, and essays. Himself a tragic figure, Shapiro led a life marked by frequent ocean crossings, alcoholism, and failed ventures, yet his writings are models of precision, psychological insight, and daring. Shapiro focuses intently on the nature of violence: the mob violence of pogroms committed against Jews; the traumatic aftereffects of rape, murder, and powerlessness; the murderous event that transforms the innocent child into witness and the rabbi’s son into agitator. Within a society on the move, Shapiro’s refugees from the shtetl and the traditional way of life are in desperate search of food, shelter, love, and things of beauty. Remarkably, and against all odds, they sometimes find what they are looking for. More often than not, the climax of their lives is an experience of ineffable terror. This collection also reveals Lamed Shapiro as an American master. His writings depict the Old World struggling with the New, extremes of human behavior combined with the pursuit of normal happiness. Through the perceptions of a remarkable gallery of men, women, children—of even animals and plants—Shapiro successfully reclaimed the lost world of the shtetl as he negotiated East Broadway and the Bronx, Union Square, and vaudeville. Both in his life and in his unforgettable writings, Lamed Shapiro personifies the struggle of a modern Jewish artist in search of an always elusive home.

Fables from the Jewish Tradition

Fables from the Jewish Tradition PDF Author: Manes Kogan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 108

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This book presents a varied group of 40 fables which can be found scattered through the Talmud and in certain collections of midrashim. More than stories about talking animals and their interactions with each other and with humans, the fables offer readers--including children--a way into understanding the Talmud and Midrash. The notes and essay help to explain the Jewish teachings in the fables. --From publisher's description.

While Standing on One Foot

While Standing on One Foot PDF Author: Nina Jaffe
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805050738
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Book Description
Captures the wit, wisdom, and lore of Jewish tradition in a collection of folktales, legends, and literature.

One-hundred-and-one Jewish Read-aloud Stories

One-hundred-and-one Jewish Read-aloud Stories PDF Author: Barbara Diamond Goldman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781579125288
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Book Description
A collection of Jewish tales, Bible stories, legends, and real life accounts from Jews from every generation and many lands.

Gabriel's Palace

Gabriel's Palace PDF Author:
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195093887
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 433

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Book Description
Over 150 tales from the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore.

Solomon and the Ant

Solomon and the Ant PDF Author:
Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
ISBN: 1629792918
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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A treasure trove of forty-three religious, wisdom, riddle, and trickster Jewish folktales that have been told near the hearth, at the table, and in the synagogue for centuries. Sheldon Oberman, a master storyteller, retells the tales with simplicity and grace, making them perfect for performing and reading aloud. Peninnah Schram, herself an acclaimed storyteller and folklorist, provides lively notes and commentary that examine the meaning of each tale and its place in history.