Hershele: A Jewish Love Story

When Hershele, a poor but brilliant yeshiva student, is invited for a weekly charity meal by a rich widow, he comes face-to-face with Mirele, the widow's pretty, bright, and strong-willed daughter. As the two innocently come to know each other, they fall in love. Are they bashert'soul mates destined to be together? Or will rigid class differences, shtetl politics, and a ruthless marriage broker tear them apart?This poignant love story, written in 1891, provides a vivid and insightful exploration of our great-grandparents? lives in 19th century Eastern Europe: how they lived, how they loved, and how they tried to remain faithful to their Jewish way of life in the face of modern ideas and a changing world. ?A poignant look at the trials and triumphs of young love in the shtetl. Maggie Anton, author of Rashi's Daughters, writes: ?Jacob Dinezon's lyrical story brings this bygone world to life.' Jacob Dinezon (1852?-1919) is considered the ?Father of the Jewish Realistic Romance.' Translated from the Yiddish by Jane Peppler and edited by Scott Hilton Davis.

• | Author: Jacob Dinezon
• | Publisher: Jewish Storyteller Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 182 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
• | ISBN-10: 0979815673
• | ISBN-13: 9780979815676