This volume gives English readers the opportunity to enjoy the stories of Blume Lempel, Yiddish literature’s most remarkable woman writer.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Blume Lempel: Born in Galicia in 1909, with the rise of Nazism, Lempel emigrated to New York in 1939. Although writing in Yiddish,the settings of her short stories were largely American. She continued to write and publish well into her 90s.Until now her work has remained mostly uncollected and untranslated. Ellen Cassedy: A former columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, a former speechwriter in the Clinton Administration, Ellen is the author of We are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust." Her work has appeared in Hadassah, The Jewish Daily Forward, the Huffington Post, Lilith,and many other fine journals. Yermiyahu Ahron Taub: Born and raised in Philadelphia and Baltimore, Taub graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Temple University. He received an M.A. in history from Emory University and an M.L.S. from Queens College, CUNY.The author of four books of poetry,he was honored as one of NYC’s best Jewish artists.
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Table of Contents Introduction Even the Heavens Tell Lies / 11 Pachysandra / 17 The Death of My Aunt / 22 Images on a Blank Canvas / 28 Neighbors over the Fence / 34 The Debt / 39 My Friend Ben / 43 Oedipus in Brooklyn / 48 Cousin Claude / 56 A Yiddish Poet in Paris / 63 The Power of a Melody / 70 Yosele / 73 The Bag Lady of Seventh Avenue / 79 En Route to Divorce / 82 The Little Red Umbrella / 88 Her Last Dance / 127 Waiting for the Ragman / 135 The Twin Sisters / 142 A Little Song for a Jewish Soul / 147 The Invented Brother / 149 A Snowstorm in Summerland / 154 Yosemite Park /158 Pastorale / 162 The Fate of the Yiddish Writer (essay) / 168 About the Translators / 171
Table of Contents Introduction Even the Heavens Tell Lies / 11 Pachysandra / 17 The Death of My Aunt / 22 Images on a Blank Canvas / 28 Neighbors over the Fence / 34 The Debt / 39 My Friend Ben / 43 Oedipus in Brooklyn / 48 Cousin Claude / 56 A Yiddish Poet in Paris / 63 The Power of a Melody / 70 Yosele / 73 The Bag Lady of Seventh Avenue / 79 En Route to Divorce / 82 The Little Red Umbrella / 88 Her Last Dance / 127 Waiting for the Ragman / 135 The Twin Sisters / 142 A Little Song for a Jewish Soul / 147 The Invented Brother / 149 A Snowstorm in Summerland / 154 Yosemite Park /158 Pastorale / 162 The Fate of the Yiddish Writer (essay) / 168 About the Translators / 171
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