Elijah's Violin and Other Jewish Fairy Tales

by Howard Schwartz

Hardcover, 1983

Status

Available

Call number

808.3 SCH YA

Genres

Collection

Young Adult

Publication

Harpercollins (1983), Edition: 1st, 302 pages

Description

With this collection, the author retells 36 Jewish fairy tales that are at once otherworldly and earthy, pious and playful. Drawn from around the world, the stories are characterized by their infusion of traditional Jewish characters or by their treatment of Jewish religious themes.

Subjects

Fairy tales
Jews Folklore

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1983

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