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Drawing on the traditions of Yiddish storytelling and on his visions of nearly identical Orthodox Jewish communities in New York and in Jerusalem, Englander presents a group of stories relevant both in and outside of the religious sphere. The readers may find some of Englander's untranslated Yiddish and Hebrew phrases and his references to Orthodox Jewish customs unfamiliar, but the collection is accessible to anyone. It is not necessary to come from a demanding religious tradition in order to empathize with his characters...
...students and James L. Kugel, Starr professor of classical, modern Jewish and Hebrew literature and the course's instructor, were not notified of Hanneken's arrest...
Starr Professor of Classical, Modern Jewish and Hebrew Literature and of Comparative Literature James L. Kugel has felt the pinch...
More panacea for the soul, in high vocal style. Masterworks Chorale Goes to the Opera, with "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" from Verdi's Nabucco, the "Easter Hymn" from Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana and "Pilgrim's Chorus" from Wagner's Tannhauser. Sanders Theatre. 3 p.m. Tickets...
Elkies mentioned the project to Dauber, who had graduated from Harvard and begun working towards his Ph.D. in Hebrew and Yiddish Literature as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University...