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An abridged version of the collection originally published in 1961,
the forty-two stories here are written by some of the the most
brilliant and poignant Jewish writers of the twentieth century,
including Sholem Aleichem, Abraham Raisin, and Joseph Opotashu.
They paint a sometimes hilarious, sometimes somber, but always
moving image of the experiences of the "greenhorns" coming to
America. These are not stories written by outsiders empathizing
with the hardships of life in America but rather by the newcomers
themselves who encountered the harsh realities and withered
expectations in "the new country." The earliest Yiddish American
writers were intent on sharing with their readers--most of them
unsophisticated in literary taste--observations and interpretations
of common men and women. The writings were meant to create an
atmosphere of moral sensitiveness, spiritual refreshment, and
cohesive Jewishness.
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