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Word: feivel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1955-1955
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...childhood a phase to be got over as quickly as possible, a sort of malignant disease, the curing of which justified the use of any means." But before he is cured, Sholom pals around with a scampish set of Jewish Huckleberry Finns: Shmulik the Orphan, Gergeleh the Thief, and Feivel the Lip. The boys glory in three maxims: 1) "Always disobey your parents," 2) "Be sure to hate your teacher," 3) "Never fear the Lord." His death in 1916 prevented Author Aleichem from carrying his boyhood story over the threshold of manhood, but even as it stands, The Great Fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Jewish Mark Twain | 4/25/1955 | See Source »

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