Review: very jewish tales from 1850 to 1910
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2013
I am not Jewish but my brother's wife is and their son is also and all of his in-laws. Due to spending time with my brother's in-laws, I have become very interested in all things Jewish. I was looking for Yiddish dictionaries and I found this free book.I had read stories by Isaac B Singer and novels by Chaim Potok so I knew the what to expect...not  happy endings but a lot of self-deprecating humor despite an underlying sadness or intractable difficulties. I think that to appreciate these tales fully one ought to have had previous exposure to the daily life of Jewish people and some knowledge of Jewish history and their religious practices.