A collection of anecdotal short stories that contain an intellectual playfulness that keeps readers engaged.
The 19th Century Jewish Orientalist Who Took a Stand Against Racism
Rabbi Márton Schreiner, a religious educator, orientalist and scholar of Semitic languages, struggled against the Ethnic Cultural Movement’s intent to be substitute for Jewish religious life.
The Lost World of a Wedding Comedian – The Story of Avraham Horowitz
Avraham Horowitz (Gurewitz), a wedding merrymaker by profession, wrote poems, novels and novellas in Yiddish and Hebrew. He also adapted and modified the works of others, signing with his own name or with a variety of pen names in Yiddish and Russian.
The Hungarian Noble Family That Took in the Exiled Jews
The Hungarian noble Batthyány family claims to have roots reaching back to the founding of Hungary. The family is said to be descended from the famous chieftain Kővágó-Örs, first mentioned in a document from the year 970 AC.
Tevye the Milkman and the Fight Against Assimilation in Eastern Europe
What is the connection between Ronetti Roman’s theatre play “Manasse,” Sholem Aleichem’s novel “Tevye the Milkman,” and Mordechai Spector’s short story “The Prince?”
Love Songs From a Poet Who Was Banned From Publication
The poet Dorian, a doctor by profession, devoted his entire collection to his daughter and published it as his first book under the name “Poems to Lelioara,” in 1923.
The Rabbi Who Performed Scientific Research From a Hungarian Prison
In 1920 Rabbi Immánuel Lőw, the chief rabbi of the Hungarian city of Szeged was arrested by Hungarian authorities who interrogated and imprisoned him for a year.
When Anti-Semitism Forced a Champion Jewish Boxer to Throw in the Towel
Motzi Spakow was a prize-winning boxer in Romania for many years until he was forced to give up his title after he was attacked by a mob during a match.
The Nazi Atrocities Revealed in Invisible Ink
Postcards and coded letters sent from a concentration camp written in urine reveal the secret experiments performed on human subjects.
When the Future King of England Celebrated Passover With the Chief Rabbi
In 1882, the young Prince George, later King George V, joined his brother on a tour around the world, recording his impressions of the locations he visited – including the Holy Land.
