Author : Barbara Rush
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 1999-05-15
Category : Jews
ISBN : 9780827607361
A collection of Jewish folktales from around the world, including "The Lamp on the Mountain," "The Witch Barusha," "The Sabbath Walking Stick," and "The Fisherman and the Silver Fish."
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 46,81 MB
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0199754381
In Leaves from the Garden of Eden, Howard Schwartz, a three-time winner of the National Jewish Book Award, has gathered together one hundred of the most astonishing and luminous stories from Jewish folk tradition. Just as Schwartz's award-winning book Tree of Souls collected the essential myths of Jewish tradition, Leaves from the Garden of Eden collects one hundred essential Jewish tales. As imaginative as the Arabian Nights, these stories invoke enchanted worlds, demonic realms, and mystical experiences. The four most popular types of Jewish tales are gathered here--fairy tales, folktales, supernatural tales, and mystical tales--taking readers on heavenly journeys, lifelong quests, and descents to the underworld. There is a dybbuk lurking in a well, a book that comes to life, and a world where Lilith, the Queen of Demons, seduces the unsuspecting. Here too are Jewish versions of many of the best-known tales, including "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Rapunzel." Schwartz's retelling of one of these stories, "The Finger," inspired Tim Burton's film Corpse Bride.
Author : Sandra Bark
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 12,13 MB
Release : 2007-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 044651036X
This book is certain to appeal to the millions of Jewish women interested in Jewish literature and the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Francine Prose, and Grace Paley. Beautifully packaged, it is an ideal Mother's Day or Bat-Mitzvah gift. This volume contains translations of Yiddish stories from eminent scholars--including an Isaac Bashevis Singer story that has never before been published in English--and well-known tales that Jewish readers everywhere love. As bestsellers such as Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer and For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander have demonstrated, there is a strong interest in Jewish stories. Yiddish culture and music have seen a resurgence in recent years. NPR's All Things Considered aired a series of highly acclaimed documentaries about the Yiddish Radio Project and Klezmer musicians regularly play at top alternative venues.
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 18,63 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0195093887
Over 150 tales from the Talmud, the Zohar, Jewish folktales, and Hasidic lore.
Author : Howard Schwartz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 29,97 MB
Release : 1991-12-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0195067266
Tales of terror and the supernatural hold an honored position in the Jewish folkloric tradition. Howard Schwartz has superbly translated and retold fifty of the best of these folktales. Gathered from countless sources ranging from the ancient Middle East to twelfth-century Germany and later Eastern European oral tradition, these captivating stories include Jewish variants of the Pandora and Persephone myths.
Author : Tsila Schwartz
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,6 MB
Release : 1994
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Author : Howard Schwartz
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780192821362
An illustrated collection of fifty traditional Jewish tales from various parts of the world.
Author : Sharon Barcan Elswit
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 20,76 MB
Release : 2012-08-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0786448237
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 : Howard Schwartz
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 23,40 MB
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1596432802
A grandfather introduces his grandson to the Jewish tradition of tikkun olam, a centuries-old concept which proposes that everyone must do their part in order to improve the world.
Author : Olga R. Kuharets
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 34,27 MB
Release : 2001-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780838935132
Contains a resource book of multicultural materials and includes program ideas, Web sites, and recommended children's books that provide students with information on the traditions, stories, pictures, and music from around the world.
