YOSELE, Jacob Dinezons short novel published in 1899, exposed in stark detail the outmoded and cruel teaching methods prevalent in the traditional cheders (Jewish elementary schools) of the late 1800s. Writing in Yiddish to reach the broadest Jewish audience, Dinezon described with all the pathos of Charles Dickens, the sad, poverty-stricken life of a bright and gentle school boy whose violent treatment at the hands of his teacher, parents, and society is shocking and painfully heartrending. The outrage that resulted from the storys initial publication produced an urgent call for reform and...
YOSELE, Jacob Dinezons short novel published in 1899, exposed in stark detail the outmoded and cruel teaching methods prevalent in the traditional che...
John Held Junior was an illustrator during the Jazz Age. He did covers for many leading magazines. This is a collection of his engravings and wood cuts, some of them "faux woodcuts" as he calls them. They have a similarity to the Russian folk art prints called lyubki.
John Held Junior was an illustrator during the Jazz Age. He did covers for many leading magazines. This is a collection of his engravings and wood cut...
Thirty-nine Yiddish songs with the beautiful period sheet music cover art, with melodies and chords for piano, guitar, etc. and with transliterations and translations. These songs were popular among the Jews of Manhattan's Lower East Side around the turn of the 20th century and were found in box of songsheets (sold by street peddlers) at Hebrew Union College. Contents:
23 Skidoo Al tashlikheynu Der Amerikaner seder Dem arbeters lid Biznes in Amerike Briderlekh arbeter Donki monki biznes Es geyt mir iber dos harts A froy in mayn shikzal iz shuldig Got zet...
Thirty-nine Yiddish songs with the beautiful period sheet music cover art, with melodies and chords for piano, guitar, etc. and with transliterations ...
Menachem Mendel was the quintessential luftmentsh - always seeking a livelihood but not seeking it where a livelihood was to be found. His exasperated wife had no luck bringing him down to earth. This is a facsimile edition (blown up so the print is larger) of the 1948 edition.
Menachem Mendel was the quintessential luftmentsh - always seeking a livelihood but not seeking it where a livelihood was to be found. His exasperated...
Frederic LaDelle was a successful vaudeville entertainer when he wrote this book in 1913. Please be aware it was not at all a politically correct era. This is offered as part of the history of vaudeville. Those easily offended should not purchase.
Frederic LaDelle was a successful vaudeville entertainer when he wrote this book in 1913. Please be aware it was not at all a politically correct era....
