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Lee Siegel views the life of Groucho through the lens of his work on stage

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Drawing on Wiesel’s prodigious literary output and interviews with his family

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This collection contains short stories were that were published over several decades in the left-wing daily newspaper Morgn frayhayt [Morning Freedom] and other Yiddish-language outlets in mid-20th century New York

The Rooster Princess and Other Tales: Jewish Stories Re-populated with Spunky Heroines, Wise Women, Brave Crones, and Powerful Prophetesses by Debra Gordon Zaslow with Gail Pasternack and Deborah Rosenberg Sale Books Lee Siegel views the lifeFemale protagonists turn Jewish folktales on their heads! What happens when stories with traditional male protagonists are updated with female characters? Timeless plots and values remain, while old tales transform to inspire and captivate a new generation. When Debra Gordon Zaslow first ventured into Jewish storytelling in the mid 1980s, she was surprised at how difficult it was to find Jewish tales featuring powerful female characters. This seemed