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King Solomon and the Golden Fish
Orality has been central to the transmission of Sephardic customs, wisdom, and values for centuries. Throughout the Middle Ages, Spanish Jews were known for their linguistic …
The Hebrew Folktale in Premodern Morality Literature
This pioneering exploration shows that in the early modern world, printed works on morality and ethics served as an important conveyor of classic Jewish folktales and as an …
Jewish Cultural Studies
Jewish Cultural Studies charts the contours and boundaries of Jewish cultural studies and the issues of Jewish culture that make it so intriguing-and necessary-not only for Jews …
Judeo-Arabic Literature in Tunisia, 1850-1950
As a result of the introduction of the printing press in the mid-nineteenth century and the proximity of European culture, language, and literature after the French occupation in …
A Narrative Community
Backpacking, or Tarmila'ut, has been a time-honored rite of passage for young Israelis for decades. Shortly after completing their mandatory military service, young people set off …
The Jews of Kurdistan
Following World War II, members of the sizable Jewish community in what had been Kurdistan, now part of Iraq, left their homeland and resettled in Palestine where they were quickly …
Our Lives are But Stories
Our Lives Are But Stories explores the crucial role of personal storytelling in the lives of a unique generation of women - Jewish women who left the Muslim country of Tunisia to …
Defining the Yiddish Nation
This work brings together a collection of Yiddish folklore from Poland, between the two world wars. It examines the evolution of Yiddish folklore and its role in creation of …
The Stains of Culture
A minority within Judaism, the Karaites are known as ""reading community"" - one that looks to the Bible as the authority in all areas of life, including intimate relations and …
Ex-Soviets in Israel
In the final years of the Soviet Union and into the 1990s, Soviet Jews migrated at an unprecedented rate to Israel. Here, ex-Soviets tell their immigration experiences, allowing …