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The Legend of the Baal-Shem
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This book consists of a descriptive account and twenty stories. The descriptive account speaks of the life of the Hasidim, a Jewish sect of eastern Europe which arose around the middle of…

Contributor:

Martin Buber

Places:

Ravenna, Germany (Germany)

Date:

1907

Subjects:

Hasidism, Folklore, Theology, Mysticism

Categories:

Religion & Theology, Anthologies
The Headband
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Anyone familiar with our Russian Poland knows what Jews mean by a small shtetl, a little town. A small shtetl has a few small cabins, and a fair every other Sunday. The Jews deal in liquor, grain…

Contributor:

Israel Aksenfeld

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1861

Subjects:

Shtetl, Cities, Hasidism, Communal organizations, Folklore

Categories:

Literature, Fiction