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Author : Joachim Neugroschel
Release : 2005-11-17
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis Radiant Days, Haunted Nights by : Joachim Neugroschel
Download or read book Radiant Days, Haunted Nights written by Joachim Neugroschel. This book was released on 2005-11-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joachim Neugroschel
Release : 2008-12
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Book Synopsis Radiant Days, Haunted Nights by : Joachim Neugroschel
Download or read book Radiant Days, Haunted Nights written by Joachim Neugroschel. This book was released on 2008-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique and rich anthology of Yiddish folk tales that never before have been available in English. Reveals the enormous breadth and depth of Yiddish folk lit., from its roots to its full blossoming in the modern era. Standing at the intersection of the spoken folk tale and the European tradition of printed lit., the Yiddish folk lit. collected here provides a fascinating glimpse into 4 centuries of Jewish cultural life. Includes not only original tales, but Yiddish retellings of biblical stories, and unexpected examples of cultural osmosis, such as a Yiddish version of an Arthurian legend. Pious, funny, and somber, these works paint a beautiful portrait of the cherished continuity -- and remarkable diversity -- of Jewish culture expressed through Yiddish folk lit.
Author : Rebekka Voß
Release : 2023-09-12
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Sons of Saviors by : Rebekka Voß
Download or read book Sons of Saviors written by Rebekka Voß. This book was released on 2023-09-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Envisioned as a tribe of ruddy-faced, redheaded, red-bearded Jewish warriors, bedecked in red attire who purportedly resided in isolation at the fringes of the known world, the Red Jews are a legendary people who populated a shared Jewish-Christian imagination. But in fact the red variant of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel is a singular invention of late medieval vernacular culture in Germany. This idiosyncratic figure, together with the peculiar term "Red Jews," existed solely in German and Yiddish, the German-Jewish vernacular. These two language communities assessed the Red Jews differently and contested their significance, which is to say, they viewed them in different shades of red. The voyage of the Red Jews through the Jewish and Christian imagination, from their medieval Christian nascence, through early modern Old Yiddish literature, to modern Yiddish culture in Eastern Europe, Palestine, and America, is the story of this book. By studying this vernacular icon, Rebekka Voß contributes to our understanding of the formation of minority awareness and the construction of Ashkenazic Jewish identity through visual cultural encounters. She also spotlights the vitality of vernacular culture by demonstrating how the premodern motif of the Red Jews informed modern Yiddish literature, and how the stereotype of Jewish red hair found its way into Jewish social critiques, political thought, and arts through the present day. Sons of Saviors is a story about power: the Yiddish reappropriation of the Red Jews subverted the Christian color symbolism by adjusting the focus on redness from a negative stereotype into a proud badge of self-assertion. The book also includes in an appendix the full text of a significant Yiddish tale featuring the Red Jew, translated by the author.
Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Release : 2012-08-02
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Jewish Story Finder by : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Download or read book The Jewish Story Finder written by Sharon Barcan Elswit. This book was released on 2012-08-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storytelling, as oral tradition and in writing, has long played a central role in Jewish society. Family, educators, and clergy employ stories to transmit Jewish culture, traditions, and values. This comprehensive bibliography identifies 668 Jewish folktales by title and subject, summarizing plot lines for easy access to the right story for any occasion. Some centuries old and others freshly imagined, the tales include animal fables, supernatural yarns, and anecdotes for festivals and holidays. Themes include justice, community, cause and effect, and mitzvahs, or good deeds. This second edition nearly doubles the number of stories and expands the guide's global reach, with new pieces from Turkey, Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, and Chile. Subject cross-references and a glossary complete the volume, a living tool for understanding the ever-evolving world of Jewish folklore.
Author : David Stromberg
Release : 2018-09-18
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 356/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis In the Land of Happy Tears: Yiddish Tales for Modern Times by : David Stromberg
Download or read book In the Land of Happy Tears: Yiddish Tales for Modern Times written by David Stromberg. This book was released on 2018-09-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't need to be Jewish to love Levy's rye bread, nor do you need to read Yiddish to appreciate these wise tales. This engaging collection offers access to modern works--translated for the first time into English--for anyone who appreciates a well-told story rich with timeless wisdom. A year-round book for families. Includes a comprehensive introduction on Yiddish culture. Largely overlooked or forgotten, these hidden treasures from the early and middle twentieth century by some of the most respected Yiddish writers of their time—including Jacob Kreplak, Moyshe Nadir, and Rachel Shabad—remain surprisingly resonant for a contemporary audience. Folktales can be scary, as wrongdoers often get their comeuppance in unsuspected or even macabre ways, but the reinvigoration of values sometimes perceived as quaint makes for a stimulating read. In this collection you’ll meet a king who loves honey so much that instead of ruling over his people, he licks honey all day. You’ll ponder the conundrum of the moon, who longs for a playmate—but where to find a child who isn’t fast asleep at night? You’ll enter a forest in which the king of mushrooms and the queen of ants coexist autonomously but face the same threat: the little hands and trampling feet of children at play. And you’ll learn how flavoring food with the salt from tears can pose a challenging dilemma. "Collected and arranged with the lightest of touches by David Stromberg, this gathering of little-known Yiddish tales enchants with an always-new old-world magic. In the Land of Happy Tears is utterly and actively refreshing, for the wide-eyed child in every grownup and children wising up everywhere." —poet, translator, and MacArthur Prize winner Peter Cole
