A Treasury Of Yiddish Stories

Short stories, proverbs, and folk-tales, traditional and modern.

A collection of Yiddish stories by the following authors: Mendele Mocher Sforim, I.L. Peretz, David Pinski, Mordecai Spector, Sholem Asch, Abraham Reisen, I.M. Weissenberg, Zalman Schneour, Lamed Shapiro, Moishe Kulbak, I.J. Singer, Jonah Rosenfeld, Isaac Bashevus Singer, Joseph Opatoshu, Moishe Nadir, Itzik Manger, David Bergelson, Isaac Metzker, Pesach Marcus, Jacob Glatstein, Isaiah Spiegel, and Chaim Grade. These are followed by five Yiddish folktales.

Fifty-two Yiddish short stories describe life in the shetl and other aspects of the Jewish experience, and include works produced by Jewish writers during the last two centuries.

A newly translated treasury of Yiddish literature features stories that best represent Jewish traditions, culture, and history, in a volume that includes works from the earliest literary periods through the present-day writings of I.B. Singer. 15,000 first printing.

These sayings, ditties, rhymes and word plays cover the full range of Yiddish folk sayings, from comic to serious. Kumove has even retained vulgarities as legitimate expressions that reflect the sensibilities of a particular time and place. The sayings are presented in bilingual format, with the original Yiddish transliterated into Roman letters and then translated into English. In some cases, both literal and interpretative translations are given.

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Collection of 21 stories covering gentle humor to profound faith to warm kindness.