As messianic zeal sweeps through medieval Poland, the Jews of Goray divide between those who, like the Rabbi, insist that no one can "force the end" and those who follow the messianic pretender Sabbatai Zevi. But as hysteria and...

First published as Short Friday and Other Stories, Singer's 1965 collection presents a profoundly gifted writer who can deftly immerse the reader in a rich sensory experience of both bygone and modern life. The collection features some...

"Der seidene Kaftan. Kindheitserinnerungen" ist eine Sammlung autobiografischer Erzählungen des polnisch-amerikanischen Schriftstellers Isaac Bashevis Singer, der für seine Werke über das jüdische Leben in Osteuropa bekannt ist. In...