Yiddish Tales (יידיש מעשה) by VARIOUS

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A collection of 48 wonderful English language stories from Sholem Alechem, I. L. Perez, Shalom Asch, and others. Tales of humour and drama, tragedy and pathos set mostly in the Jewish communities of 19th-century eastern Europe, Russia, and the Ukraine. Translated from Yiddish by Helena Frank. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

  • 7 minutes 26 seconds
    Preface and Acknowledgements by Helena Frank
  • 30 minutes 52 seconds
    The Misfortune by Reuben Asher Braudes
  • 49 minutes 57 seconds
    Earth of Palestine by Jehalel
  • 16 minutes 30 seconds
    A Woman's Wrath by I. L. Peretz
  • 11 minutes 53 seconds
    A Treasure by I. L. Peretz
  • 13 minutes 9 seconds
    It Is Well by I. L. Peretz
  • 13 minutes 31 seconds
    Whence a Proverb by I. L. Peretz
  • 14 minutes 55 seconds
    An Original Strike by Mordechai Spektor
  • 32 minutes 38 seconds
    A Gloomy Wedding by Mordechai Spektor
  • 10 minutes 59 seconds
    Poverty by Mordechai Spektor
  • 21 minutes 48 seconds
    The Clock by שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem
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