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Lifetime: 1859 - 1916 Passed: ≈ 108 years ago

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שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem

Books by שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem

Jewish Children (Yudishe Kinder)

Satire Fiction Humour Drama

Family Short Story Children Poverty Tradition Satire Culture Life Jewish social commentary Folklore Humor Antisemitism Eastern Europe Yiddish Russian Immigration Ukraine Shtetl Anecdote Late 19th Century

Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about life in a late 19th-century Russian-Jewish village -- the world of my grandparents. Sholem Rabinovich (1859-1...

סיפורים קצרים Short Stories

Comedy Fiction

Religion Tradition Short Stories Satire Human Nature social commentary Folklore Humor Philosophy Everyday Life Yiddish literature Jewish Culture

This collection of short stories by Sholem Aleichem, a renowned Yiddish writer, offers a glimpse into the vibrant world of Eastern European Jewish life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through a series of humorous and poignant tales, Aleich...

Избранные (Из жизни маленьких людей)

Satire Fiction Humour

Satire Absurdity social commentary Russian Literature Humor Irony City Life Everyday Life Jewish life Ordinary People Eastern European Literature Small people

This book, written by a prominent Yiddish author, offers a satirical look at the lives of “small people” – ordinary individuals from a small town – who find themselves thrust into the bustling, often overwhelming world of a large city. The narrative...