Showing Results 71 - 71 of 71
Simkhe Platke, or the Universal Swindler
Restricted
Text
Now in that same shtetl there lived a youth named Shimen, but he was nicknamed Simkhe (joy, celebration) and Plakhte (coarse cloth) because he was barefoot and almost naked and that was all he wore…

Contributor:

Yankev Morgenshtern

Places:

Lodz, Russian Empire (Lodz, Poland)

Date:

1870s or 1880s

Subjects:

Jewish identity, Folklore, Shtetl, Rural life, Morality

Categories:

Literature, Fiction, Folklore

Active Filters

Clear Filters