The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea by Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn bilingual a life-long process combining shame

a life-long process combining shame with triumph

This book showcases how the golem was remolded

Max Beckmann

a kabbalistic allegory

The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea by Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn bilingual a life-long process combining shameTranslated by Michoel Rotenfeld Set in Ukraine and Crimea, this unique autobiography offers a fascinating, detailed picture of life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Tsarist Russia. Goldenshteyn (1848 1930), a traditional Jew who was orphaned as a young boy, is a master storyteller. Folksy, funny, streetwise, and self confident, he is a keen observer of nineteenth century Eastern Europe, both Jewish and non Jewish. His accounts are vivid