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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457059903321

Titolo

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

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)