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Bringing 19th Century Writers to 21st Century Readers. Between Heaven and Earth. The Dark Young Man. Was already an established Hebrew writer when he turned to writing stories in Yiddish under the pen name Mendele Moykher Sforim, Mendele the Bookseller. The grandfather, of modern Yiddish literature for being the first to create literary works of real merit in Yiddish. Hired by a wealthy family to tutor their young daughter, Dinezon became a trusted member of the family. He was promoted to bookkeeper,...
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Yosele: A Story from Jewish Life – Jewish Storyteller Press
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Bringing 19th Century Writers to 21st Century Readers. Between Heaven and Earth. The Dark Young Man. Yosele: A Story from Jewish Life. Translated from the Yiddish by Jane Peppler. Foreword by Scott Hilton Davis. Published by Jewish Storyteller Press, 2015. Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. A story so poignant and powerful it transformed the Jewish educational system of Eastern Europe. In 1899, Jacob Dinezon’s short novel, Yosele,. Like Charles Dickens, championed the poor and oppressed, especially children...
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Memories and Scenes: Shtetl, Childhood, Writers – Jewish Storyteller Press
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Bringing 19th Century Writers to 21st Century Readers. Between Heaven and Earth. The Dark Young Man. Memories and Scenes: Shtetl, Childhood, Writers. Jewish Stories by Jacob Dinezon. Translated from the Yiddish by Tina Lunson. Introduction by Scott Hilton Davis. Published by Jewish Storyteller Press, 2014. Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. Jacob Dinezon’s newly translated masterpiece belongs next to Sholem Aleichem’s works. Jewish Daily Forward. Memories and Scenes,. Though Dinezon’s place in the developme...
