This work is a collection of Yiddish tales of a ghetto street. Contents: The Gass; Shimmele and Muhme Maryam; How Shimmele Became a Skeptic; And a Scoffer; Shimmele Chooses a Profession; Backstub; A Dilemma; Maryam Administers Justice; Kiddush Cup; Vetter Yossef; End of a Romance; Why Shimmele Never Played; Tears; Source of Tears; Shimmele Prays.