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Because God loves stories : an anthology of Jewish storytelling / edited by Steve Zeitlin.
- Title
- Because God loves stories : an anthology of Jewish storytelling / edited by Steve Zeitlin.
- Publication
- New York : Simon & Schuster, c1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | BM530 .B317 1997 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Zeitlin, Steven J.
- Description
- 304 p.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- An anthology of stories collected by the author in interviews and from printed works. Ch. 5 (p. 209-248), "The Holocaust", mainly presents Holocaust anecdotes related by survivors, and experiences of members of the second generation who try to make contact indirectly with their parents' suffering. Rabbi Israel Spira (p. 212-219) presents examples of religious resistance, while Melvin Katz (p. 225-232) recounts his survival in various concentration camps. Includes a traditional tale of Jewish wisdom and jokes reflecting the "folklore of oppression".
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Anecdotes
- Personal narratives
- Note
- "Touchstone book."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-304).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Ancient times in contemporary tales -- The Shtetl. The Shtetl in folktale ; The Shtetl in family stories -- The immigrant experience -- The lower east side and beyond. Tenement life ; The American south ; The Catskills ; Yiddish theater ; Jewish summer camps -- The Holocaust. Folk and Hasidic tales ; Bitter memories -- Humor in contemporary Jewish life -- Meanings and reflections.
- ISBN
- 0684811758
- LCCN
- ^^^96049806^
- OCLC
- 35990295
- SCSB-12121473
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library