Folktales of the Jews . Volume 2 Tales from Eastern Europe [[electronic resource] /] / edited and with commentary by Dan Ben-Amos; Dov Noy, consulting editor ; Ellen Frankel, series editor ; translated by Leonard J. Schramm ; illustrations by Ira Shander

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457059903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : Jewish Publication Society, 2007
• ISBN: 0-8276-1046-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (667 p.)
• Collana: Folktales of the Jews ; ; v.2
• Altri autori (Persone): Ben-AmosDan; NoyDov; FrankelEllen
• Disciplina: 398.2089/924
• Soggetti: Jews; Jewish legends; Tales; Jewish legends - History and criticism; Tales - History and criticism; Electronic books.; Europe, Eastern Folklore
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Tales selected from the Israel Folktale Archives named in honor of Dov Noy."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Front Matter; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Volume 2; A Note on the Commentaries; Tales of the Supernatural; 1. The Three-Day Fair in Balta (IFA 708); 2. The Kaddish (IFA 18159); 3. The House Vanished with All Its Inhabitants (IFA7290); 4. The Rabbi Who Was Tricked (IFA 779); 5. The Demons and Spirits under the Fingernails (IFA 8792); 6. The Treasure (IFA 8256); 7. The Bottle of Oil from the Holy Land (IFA4024); Hasidic Tales; 8. Rebbe Shmelke's Matzos (IFA 237); 9. The Unforgotten Melody (IFA 5794); 10. The Power of a Melody (IFA 5793); 11. The Happy Man (IFA 12214)12. How Rothschild Became Wealthy (IFA 18601); 13. Why Rebbe Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev Deviated from His Custom (IFA 7612); 14. The Blessing of Elijah the Prophet on Yom ; Kippur (IFA 960); 15. Rebbe Pinhas'l of Korets (IFA 9797); 16. The Karliner Rebbe's Prescription (IFA 7912); 17. The Merit of the Third Sabbath Meal (IFA 5361); 18. The Apostate Who Made the Tenth for a Minyan (IFA 4936); Holocaust Tales; 19. The Fireflies on Rosh Hashanah Night in Lodz Ghetto (IFA 2361); 20. The Miracle of the White Doves (IFA 11165); Historical Tales; 21. The Exodus on Purim in the Town of Yampol (IFA 3892)22. What Really Caused World War I (IFA 14026); Tales between Jews and Non-Jews; 23. The Shofar of the Messiah (IFA 6306); 24. The Redemption of Captives (IFA 4813); 25. The Long "H.ad Gadya" (IFA 7211); 26. The Two Friends (IFA 3222); 27. The Gentile Beggar's Secret (IFA 4541); 28. The Boy Who Was Kidnapped and Brought to Russia (IFA 18140); 29. The Jew Who Returned to His People (IFA 8915); 30. The Boots Made from a Torah Scroll (IFA 8257); 31. The Gentile Who Wanted to Screw the Jew (IFA 18136); Moral Tales; 32. The Old Couple and Their Children (IFA 3364)33. With the Rebbe's Power (IFA 19892); 34. Gossip Is Worse Than Profaning the Sabbath (IFA 5609); 35. The Tailor Who Was Content with His Lot (IFA 8255); 36. A Poor Man's Wisdom Is Scorned (IFA 13498); 37. A Change of Place Is a Change of Luck (?) (IFA 14260); 38. God Will Help (IFA 18130); 39. The Poisoned Cake (IFA 551); 40. There Is No Truth in the World (IFA 8004); 41. Everyone Prefers His Own Bundle of Troubles (IFA 14460); 42. Reb Zusha the Shoemaker (IFA 19949); 43. ""As Face Answers to Face in Water"" (IFA 20439); 44. Who Has the Right to Benefit from the Ten Commandments? (IFA 7755)45. The Neighbor in Paradise (IFA 5377); 46. A Trial in Heaven (IFA 19585); 47. White Flowers, Red Flowers (IFA 18156); Folktales; 48. The King's Three Daughters (IFA 7202); 49. A Boy and Girl Who Were Destined for Each Other (IFA 18132); 50. The Three Young Men (IFA 6098); 51. The Poor Man Who Became Rich (IFA 8021); 52. The Stolen Ring (IFA 7812); 53. The Money Hidden in the Cemetery (IFA 4032); 54. Catch the Thief; or Don't Put Too Much Trust in a Pious Person (IFA 14962); Humorous Tales; 55. I Came From Mád and Returned to Mád (IFA 6814)