Half A Hanukkah: Four Stories for the Festival of Lights
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (589 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979815665 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 50 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, with four new short stories by Jewish storyteller Scott Hilton Davis.Meet the inhabitants of the tiny shtetl town of Oykvetchnik: Chaim the Chanukkiyah, the nine-branched Hanukkah menorah who feels out of place in the synagogue; Myzele the little mouse who helps an orphan boy learn his true calling; Reb Shimon the Shammes, the caretaker of the synagogue, who can’t remember where he put the big menorah; and kindhearted Dovidl who discovers that the town beggar is the rightful owner of his family’s new menorah.Set in Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century, these sweet and poignant stories will fill your heart with the light of Jewish culture and values.A great gift and perfect for reading aloud during Hanukkah.
In 2007, Scott founded Jewish Storyteller Press to bring the works of 19th century Jewish writers to 21st century readers. He is the author of Souls Are Flying! A Celebration of Jewish Stories and Between Heaven and Earth, four one-act plays based on the short stories of I. Peretz. About the Author Scott Hilton Davis is a life-long storyteller with a thirty-five-year career as a producer of documentaries and dramas for public television. His current passion is to recover the works of the once-beloved Yiddish writer Jacob Dinezon and make them available to a new generation o
Peretz. His current passion is to recover the works of the once-beloved Yiddish writer Jacob Dinezon and make them available to a new generation of readers. His many awards include seven Emmys. L. In 2007, Scott founded Jewish Storyteller Press to bring the works of 19th century Jewish writers to 21st century readers. Scott Hilton Davis is a life-long storyteller with a thirty-five-year career as a producer of documentaries and dramas for public television. He is the author of Soul
"For somebody like me, who is not familiar with so many" according to Asun Ortega. For somebody like me, who is not familiar with so many Jewish terms, this was helpful and enlightening. Beautifully written and touching. It reads fast too. Highly recommended!. "Five Stars" according to Lewis C. Well written. Really captures the flavor of traditional Jewish storytelling.