Masterworks of Modern Jewish Writing.
In the sixth ward he heard a racket . At the same time he realized how quiet the old men had been ; they all knew it ... Always crazy , the baker was no dope . “ Did you bring old Winoka a drink , Greff ? ” Lou took a pint of Four Roses ...
Set during complex upheaval of Palestine in the 1930s and '40s, Eva Salomon's War tells of the struggle to find a faith that doesn't blind, a love that doesn't lie and solid human truths in the midst of ideological ferment.
Complete text of The Magician of Lublin is accompanied by four episodes from In My Fathers Court and fifteen short stories.
First appearing in 1892, CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO gave an inside look into an immigrant community that was almost as mysterious to the more established middle-class Jews of Britain as to the non-Jewish population, providing a compelling ...
Bloodshed and Three Novellas
A collection of linked stories, Yeshiva Girl explores the little-known world of American Orthodox Judaism from a young girl's perspective.
A First Class Funeral
And no one - not even Esther herself - realizes the power her stories have to open their hearts and minds to old dreams and new possibilities. The Tale-Teller is a marvel.
'Goodbye, Columbus' is the story of Neil Klugman and pretty, spirited Brenda Patimkin, who meet one summer break and dive into an affair that is as much about social class and suspicion as it is about love.
One fateful day he decided it was time to change this... This is the inspirational story of Rabbi Akiva's personal journey from poor goat-herd to a leading scholar.