Scenes of Jewish Life in Alsace: Village Tales from 19th-Century France (Between Wanderings)

Jewish folklore meets "modern" France in these delightful 19th-century tales.A Parisian writer returns to his childhood village in these stories that mix humor, Yiddish folk tales and Jewish life. Meet Salomon and Yedele and their loved ones. Share their joys, foods, courtships and holiday celebrations. Hear traditional Alsatian storytellers spin tales of ghosts and sorcery, and of "wonder rabbis" who could banish demons and lift curses.Daniel Stauben was the pen name of Auguste Widal. His nostalgic fiction, written in French, first appeared in the Jewish magazine "Archives Isra?ites" in 1849 and was later published in the "Revue des deux mondes" and as a book.This new English translation restores the Yiddishisms and Jewish vocabulary that the author deleted when revising the stories for a non-Jewish audience. This edition also adds illustrations by Alphonse L?y, a 19th-century Alsatian Jewish artist whose drawings and etchings mesh perfectly with these stories.

Author: Daniel Stauben

Publisher: Steven Capsuto - Books & Translation Services

Publication Date: June 18, 2018

Number of Pages: 223 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0997825472

ISBN-13: 9780997825473