europe, eastern

Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a man goes to the wise old woman who lives nearby for advice.

Thirteen traditional Eastern European Jewish tales of the town of Chelm and its silly citizens.

Thirteen brief, illustrated, traditional Jewish tales, each accompanied by an appropriate saying.

Presents eyewitness accounts of what it was like to live in a communist country, and to participate in the events that led to its collapse. Includes a time line and list of primary sources.

Explains why teachers living in Chelm may not live on the top of a hill, own a trunk with wheels, nor eat apple strudel.

Describes the little-known Gypsy holocaust during World War II through the fictional characters Roman Mirga and the Lowland Gypsies of his "kumpania.".

A collection of fairy tales from Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, including "God's Cockerel" and "Cinder Jack.".

After being released from Buchenwald at the end of World War II, fifteen-year-old Ruth risks her life to lead a group of children across Europe to Palestine.