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Filled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred tales that make up this delightful compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from people of all walks of life, they include parables and allegories about life, luck, and wisdom; tales of magic and wonder; poignant encounters between rabbis and their disciples; and stories whose only purpose is to entertain. Long after the culture that produced them tragically disappeared, these enchanting Yiddish folktales continue to work their magic today.

With black-and-white illustrations throughout
Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

Yiddish Folktales

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    A Paperback / softback by Beatrice Weinreich

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Random House Inc
      Published 23 September 1997
      ISBN-13 9780805210903
      978-0805210903
      ISBN-10 0805210903
      Also in:
      Folklore studies / Study of myth Social groups: religious groups and communities

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Filled with princesses and witches, dybbuks and wonder-working rebbes, the two hundred tales that make up this delightful compendium were gathered during the 1920s and 1930s by ethnographers in the small towns and villages of Eastern Europe. Collected from people of all walks of life, they include parables and allegories about life, luck, and wisdom; tales of magic and wonder; poignant encounters between rabbis and their disciples; and stories whose only purpose is to entertain. Long after the culture that produced them tragically disappeared, these enchanting Yiddish folktales continue to work their magic today.

      With black-and-white illustrations throughout
      Part of the Pantheon Fairy Tale and Folklore Library

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