Download or read book The Fools of Chelm and Their History written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 1988-12-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fools of Chelm and Their History written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems.
Download or read book The Fools of Chelm and Their History written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems.
Download or read book How the Wise Men Got to Chelm written by Ruth von Bernuth and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. How the Wise Men got to Gotham: the fools of Chelm take Manhattan -- 2. How foolish Is Jewish culture? fools, Jews, and the Carnivalesque Culture of early modernity -- 3. Through the land of foolish culture: from Laleburg to Schildburg -- 4. Gentile fools speaking Yiddish: the Schildbergerbuch for Jewish readers -- 5. The enlightenment goes East: how Democritus of Abdera got to Galicia -- 6. The geography of folly: the folklorists and the invention of Chelm -- 7. Chelm tales after World War One in German and Yiddish: "Our Schilda" and "Our Chelm Correspondent
Download or read book The Sages of Chelm and the Moon written by Shlomo Abbas and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wise Folk of Chelm written by Seymour Rossel and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to CHELM A cornucopia of irrepressible characters awaits within The Wise Folk of Chelm to welcome you to Europe's most famous town of fools. All this, author Seymour Rossel explains, is to bring the Chelm tradition into the twenty-first century. For the past hundred years, most Chelm stories have been published for children though only a handful of the tales are child-appropriate. It is no great surprise that the same few stories regularly reappear while many of the best of the stories-those that have amused and bemused adults since the seventeenth century-largely go unseen. For a decade, Rossel has combed the traditional Yiddish, Hebrew, and English canons of Chelm stories. He has turned up fascinating research on the origins of Chelm. He has experimented with telling the stories in so many ways to so many different groups that colleagues have taken to calling him "the "Houstoner Maggid,"" which loosely translates as "the parable-maker from Houston." Indeed, it has been said--mainly by his wife and children--and with some justification--that he knows his way around Chelm better than around Houston. The Wise Folk of Chelm is Rossel's new vision of the classic tales. First, the new heroes and heroines you will want to meet... Second, new streets to walk with them, new cafes and shops wherein to laugh with them, and new chances to attend the flamboyant, ever-surprising deliberations of Chelm's town council... Third, Rossel serves up a new kind of narrative that begs to be read out loud. He calls it "narrative slapstick" or "slapstick narrative." You'll call it entertainment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Wise Folk of Chelm is a delightful foray into the topsy-turvy world of the men and women of Chelm. A sweet, modern telling that will rekindle fond memories for those who grew up with the stories and bring smiles and laughter to those who have never before encountered Chelm." -- Bob Alper, rabbi and standup comic, author of "Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" and "A Rabbi Confesses"
Download or read book Just Stay Put written by and published by Groundwood Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mendel, a poor peasant from the legendary village of Chelm whose citizens were famous for being very silly, sets off on a trip to Warsaw, only to get completely turned around.
Download or read book A Confused Hanukkah written by Jon Koons and published by Dutton Juvenile. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original story, based on the legendary town of fools, is ideal for interfaith families and anyone looking for a good chuckle at holiday time. "Absolutely charming."--actor/director Leonard Nimoy. Full color.
Download or read book The Wise Men of Helm and Their Merry Tales written by Solomon Simon and published by Behrman House, Inc. This book was released on 1973 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of Jewish folk tales that the "New York Times" called "a delightful little book . . . a classic of its kind . . . full of merriment and wisdom". Illustrated with whimsical drawings, these humorous stories are just right for children.
Download or read book Shlemiel and Other Fools of Chelm written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Honey on the Page written by and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2021 Reference & Bibliography Award in the 'Reference' Section, given by the Association of Jewish Libraries An unprecedented treasury of Yiddish children’s stories and poems enhanced with original illustrations While there has been a recent boom in Jewish literacy and learning within the US, few resources exist to enable American Jews to experience the rich primary sources of Yiddish culture. Stepping into this void, Miriam Udel has crafted an exquisite collection: Honey on the Page offers a feast of beguiling original translations of stories and poems for children. Arranged thematically—from school days to the holidays—the book takes readers from Jewish holidays and history to folktales and fables, from stories of humanistic ethics to multi-generational family sagas. Featuring many works that are appearing in English for the first time, and written by both prominent and lesser-known authors, this anthology spans the Yiddish-speaking globe—drawing from materials published in Eastern Europe, New York, and Latin America from the 1910s, during the interwar period, and up through the 1970s. With its vast scope, Honey on the Page offers a cornucopia of delights to families, individuals and educators seeking literature that speaks to Jewish children about their religious, cultural, and ethical heritage. Complemented by whimsical, humorous illustrations by Paula Cohen, an acclaimed children’s book illustrator, Udel’s evocative translations of Yiddish stories and poetry will delight young and older readers alike.
Download or read book Stories for Children written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-04 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac Bashevis Singer is known for his mastery of storytelling - but it was not until 1966, at the age of sixty-two, that he published his first children's book, Zlateh the Goat, a Newbery Honor Book and instant classic. Singer went on to write many stories for children, most of which are included in this volume, along with a brief introduction and a special epilogue, "Are Children the Ultimate Literary Critics?" The collection presents exuberant and timeless tales for children rich in fantasy and deeply rooted in the lost cultural tradition of his native Poland. A number of the stories appear in book form for the first time - and all have been translated from the Yiddish with the author's personal supervision.
Download or read book Ten Traditional Jewish Children s Stories written by and published by Devora Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Slave written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1988-10 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hebrew legend in which a messenger from God sells himself into slavery in order to help a poor scribe.
Download or read book For the Relief of Unbearable Urges written by Nathan Englander and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2009-12-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers," Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.
Download or read book Home written by Carson Ellis and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical tribute to the different types of homes depicting them in real-world environments as well as fantastical settings.
Download or read book Chelm for the Holidays written by Valerie Estelle Frankel and published by Kar-Ben Publishing (Tm). This book was released on 2019 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents ten holiday stories set in the tiny Jewish village of Chelm, where it is said that the angels distributing silliness throughout the world tipped their bowls and spilled it all.
