The Shochet: A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea
Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn, "The Shochet: A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea"
English |ASIN : B0CGZ62BWR | 2023 | 418 pages | PDF | 10 MB
English |ASIN : B0CGZ62BWR | 2023 | 418 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Set in Ukraine and Crimea, this unique autobiography offers a fascinating, detailed picture of life in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tsarist Russia. Goldenshteyn (1848-1930), a traditional Jew who was orphaned as a young boy, is a master storyteller. Folksy, funny, streetwise, and self-confident, he is a keen observer of nineteenth-century Eastern Europe, both Jewish and non-Jewish. His accounts are vivid and readable, sometimes stunning in their intensity.
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