Hasidic tales of the Holocaust / [compiled by] Yaffa Eliach.

Derived by the author from interviews and oral histories, these eighty-nine original Hasidic tales about the Holocaust provide unprecedented witness, in a traditional idiom, to the victims' inner experience of "unspeakable" suffering. This volume constitutes the first collection of original Hasidic...

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Other Authors: Eliach, Yaffa
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 1988, ©1982.
Edition:First Vintage books edition.
Subjects:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Personal narratives.
Hasidim > Biography.
Hasidim > Legends.
Hasidim.
Joden.
Jodendom.
Holocaust.
Geschiedenis.
Herinnering.
Juifs > Extermination (1939-1945) > Récits personnels.
Hassidim > Biographies.
Légendes hassidiques.
Chasidism.
Förintelsen.
1939-1945
Legends.
Personal narratives.
Biografi.
Legender.
Personliga berättelser.
Genre:
Personal narratives.
Biography.
Legends.
Biografi.
Legender.
Personliga berättelser.
Physical Description:xxxii, 266 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
Derived by the author from interviews and oral histories, these eighty-nine original Hasidic tales about the Holocaust provide unprecedented witness, in a traditional idiom, to the victims' inner experience of "unspeakable" suffering. This volume constitutes the first collection of original Hasidic tales to be published in a century.
Note:Reprint. Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1982.
Includes indexes.
Call Number:D804.3 .H37 1988
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258).
ISBN:067972043X
9780679720430