Aaron Greidinger, an aspiring Yiddish writer, is offered the opportunity to escape an increasingly dangerous Warsaw in the 1930s and a chance for riches in America, but he is held to his homeland by Shosha, a girl he loved as a child and who he discovers has been waiting for him ever since.
Two witches, who practice their evil trade on lost travellers, are banished through the wisdom of a student of the holy cabala, and the power of his magic chalk.
Two witches, who practice their evil trade on lost travellers, are banished through the wisdom of a student of the holy cabala, and the power of his magic chalk.
This collection based on the 19th century research and translation of George Fyler Townsend,returns the fables to the adult audience for which they were intended.
Twelve short stories, including "The Gentleman from Cracow, " "Candles, " "The Mirror, " "By the Light of Memorial, " "From the Diary of One Not Born, " "The Old Man, " and "Fire.
