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The Controversial Sholem Asch
This study is the first critical biography in English of Sholem Asch, who did little in his lifetime to make such a task an easy one. Asch was not a "tidy" writer. He lived in many cities and countries, wrote tirelessly, and kept little record of his numerous novels, stories, and essays--much less of the countless Yiddish, Hebrew, and European periodicals and newspapers (most of them now long defunct), or editions and translations, in which his writings appeared.
The Apostle
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Song of the Valley
Fictional tribute to modern Jews who went to Palestine and built a new life out of the swampy land.
God of Vengeance
Donald Margulies offers up a vivid new adaptation of Sholom Asch’s 1906 Yiddish melodrama, reset on the Lower East Side of New York at the turn of the century. The original English language edition first appeared on Broadway in 1923, but was closed down and the cast arrested for its portrayal of a lesbian love affair on stage. "Teasing out the pesky questions of spirit, love, family and commerce at the heart of Asch’s play, Margulies has achieved crossover success, making God of Vengeance a profoundly American play."—Alisa Solomon, Village Voice Sholom Asch was a noted Yiddish novelist and playwright. Donald Margulies is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Dinner with Friends. His other work includes Collected Stories and Sight Unseen.
The God of Vengeance
Set in the impoverished and bustling Lower East Side of Manhattan at the turn of the 20th century, The God of Vengeance is a memorable urban drama of intrigue and romantic liaisons. The God of Vengeance is a gritty, unflinching yet deftly written play, wherein the complexities of human existence and flaws are explored to their fullest. A brothel owner lives with his family above his place of business, and strives to keep his young daughter innocent of what goes on in the establishment that provides their livelihood. However, the girl's curiosity gets the better of her; upon witnessing the sordid goings on, she rapidly develops a fascination for one of the working girls. First published in 19...
Sholem Asch: Underworld Trilogy
Sholem Asch's Underworld Trilogy includes three separate plays by Asch all set in the underworld, the world of the criminals in god of vengeance and Motke Thief and the literal underworld in The Dead Man. All three classic Yiddish dramas had successful and influential debuts on the Yiddish stage. The most famous of the three, god of vengeance, is known worldwide. Motke Thief, a psychological portrait of a gangster is an almost sequel to gov andthe anti-war drama The Dead Man, influenced Hollywood screenwriter Ben Hecht.
Moshkeleh the Thief
This first English translation of Sholom Aleichem's rediscovered novel, Moshkeleh the Thief, has a riveting plot, an unusual love story, and a keenly observed portrayal of an underclass Jew replete with characters never before been seen in Yiddish literature. The eponymous hero, Moshkeleh, is a robust chap and horse thief. When Tsireleh, daughter of a tavern keeper, flees to a monastery with the man she loves--a non-Jew she met at the tavern--the humiliated tavern keeper's family turns to Moshkeleh for help, not knowing he too is in love with her. For some unknown reason, this innovative novel does not appear in the standard twenty-eight-volume edition of Sholom Aleichem's collected works, p...
Kiddush Ha-Shem
Presents a tale focusing on one Jewish family's fate during the infamous Cossack pogroms in the Ukraine in 1648.
Yiddish Tales
'Yiddish Tales' is a delightful anthology of 48 tales by 20 different authors, translated by Helena Frank. This book aims to introduce the non-Yiddish speaking audience to the world of Russian Jewry, filled with wit, humor, and a passionate playfulness that shines through each page. Despite the varying literary merit of each tale, they all reflect the precious elements of a world that is in passing, yet will live on in the free development of their own culture and traditions. Through this book, readers can learn about the history and culture of the Jewish community and appreciate their unique literary voice.
Uncle Moses
A masterly interpretation, by one who is entitled to speak with first-hand knowledge, of the East Side New York Jew.' [From the publisher's appended advertisements].
