As the Story Goes: Funny, Strange, and Serious Stories of Yiddishland's Jews

A treasure trove of anecdotes that illuminate the lives, humor, and wisdom of Eastern European Jewish communities from the 18th and 19th centuries. ​ A bestseller nearly a century ago in its original Yiddish and now brought to renewed life in translation by Jonathan Boyarin and Jonah Sampson Boyarin, these stories capture the essence of a world where tradition and ingenuity intertwined. From rabbis and scholars to everyday figures, the tales are alternately heartwarming, sharp, and deeply human, preserving the oral folklore of a vibrant culture at risk of being forgotten. This collection invites readers to laugh, reflect, and connect with the enduring spirit of Yiddishland's Jews.

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As the Story Goes: Funny, Strange, and Serious Stories of Yiddishland's Jews

A treasure trove of anecdotes that illuminate the lives, humor, and wisdom of Eastern European Jewish communities from the 18th and 19th centuries. ​ A bestseller nearly a century ago in its original Yiddish and now brought to renewed life in translation by Jonathan Boyarin and Jonah Sampson Boyarin, these stories capture the essence of a world where tradition and ingenuity intertwined. From rabbis and scholars to everyday figures, the tales are alternately heartwarming, sharp, and deeply human, preserving the oral folklore of a vibrant culture at risk of being forgotten. This collection invites readers to laugh, reflect, and connect with the enduring spirit of Yiddishland's Jews.

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As the Story Goes: Funny, Strange, and Serious Stories of Yiddishland's Jews

As the Story Goes: Funny, Strange, and Serious Stories of Yiddishland's Jews

As the Story Goes: Funny, Strange, and Serious Stories of Yiddishland's Jews

As the Story Goes: Funny, Strange, and Serious Stories of Yiddishland's Jews

Overview

A treasure trove of anecdotes that illuminate the lives, humor, and wisdom of Eastern European Jewish communities from the 18th and 19th centuries. ​ A bestseller nearly a century ago in its original Yiddish and now brought to renewed life in translation by Jonathan Boyarin and Jonah Sampson Boyarin, these stories capture the essence of a world where tradition and ingenuity intertwined. From rabbis and scholars to everyday figures, the tales are alternately heartwarming, sharp, and deeply human, preserving the oral folklore of a vibrant culture at risk of being forgotten. This collection invites readers to laugh, reflect, and connect with the enduring spirit of Yiddishland's Jews.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781953829481
Publisher: Ben Yehuda Press
Publication date: 09/09/2025
Series: Yiddish Rediscoveries
Pages: 250
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Boyarin is the Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at Cornell University. His most recent previous book is Yeshiva Days: Learning on the Lower East Side (Princeton).

Jonah S. Boyarin is a writer, educator, and Yiddish translator. His original work and translation has been published in In Geveb, Ayin Press, and Jewish Currents. He is currently a doctoral student at Columbia University.

Mordekhai Lipson was born Mordechai Yavorovsky in Bialystok in 1885. He attended the Radiner Yeshiva as a teenager before becoming a collector, writer, and Yiddish and Hebrew translator of secular and religious folklore in the States and Israel. He died in Tel Aviv in 1958.
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