A sophisticated, scholarly interpretation of Abramovitsh's Fishke the Lame, Sholem Aleichem's Tevye tales and Peretz's Hasidic stories retains the poetic language and Yiddish literary traditions of the original works. Reprint. Showcases to superb effect the short fiction of Yiddish writing’s three early masters. Frieden has done an excellent editing job, and the translators deserve applause for their meticulous work. Highly recommended for Jewish studies collections. ― Library Journal This is a book for every collection—university, synagogue, yeshiva, and public library—and is highly recommended for your personal library. ― AJL Newsletter Discover the origins of beloved characters, such as Tevye the Dairyman from Fiddler on the Roof, and delve into the lives of inspirational rebbes and awe-inspiring rabbis. Ken Frieden holds the B. G. Rudolph Chair in Judaic Studies at Syracuse University. His previous book, Clas- sic Yiddish Fiction: Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz, is a study of the authors anthologized in this volume. Frieden’s other work includes numerous scholarly essays as well as English editions of Sholem Aleichem’s monologues and of S. Y. Abramovitsh’s Tales of Mendele the Book Peddler. Ted Gorelick specialized in the translation of Eastern European literature and won critical acclaim for his English renditions of S. Y. Abramovitsh’s fiction. His original translations may be found in Tales of Mendele the Book Peddler and in Sholem Aleichem’s Nineteen to the Dozen: Monologues and Bits and Bobs of Other Things (the latter published by Syracuse University Press). Michael Wex is the author of Shlepping the Exile and of five plays. His translation of S. Y. Abramovitsh’s The Wishing-Ring was also published by Syracuse University Press.