ABSTRACT

Very little attention has hitherto been paid by authors generally to those works forming part of Hebrew literature, in which much of delightful satire is predominant. The object of this volume, therefore, is to make the reader familiar with the contents of several of these writings which may prove interesting to him.

chapter |4 pages

Hebrew Satire.

chapter |2 pages

A Wife’s Ruse.

(A Rabbinical Tale.)

chapter |3 pages

Piety and Remorse. By Sahula (1300.)

chapter |8 pages

Taschlich.

chapter |5 pages

“Shalet.” By the Same Author.

chapter |3 pages

I. The Fatted Geese.

chapter |3 pages

II. A Curious Incident.

chapter |7 pages

The Missing Pancakes. I.

chapter |9 pages

The “Cheder.” By the Same Author.

chapter |1 pages

Tirza.

chapter |2 pages

False Hopes. By Bialick.

chapter |5 pages

The Rich Uncle. By A. G. Genesin.

chapter |4 pages

A Lover’s Tragedy. By N. Peretz.

chapter |5 pages

Joy and Sorrow. 1

chapter |3 pages

A Pleasant Surprise.

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Berel and Shmerel.

chapter |5 pages

A Curious Ms.

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A “Purim” Play.

chapter |4 pages

Lost and Found.

chapter |5 pages

“The Song of Songs.”

chapter |6 pages

Poverty and Wealth.

chapter |6 pages

Unpleasant Surprises.

chapter |4 pages

Two Ghetto Idiots.

chapter |4 pages

The “Rebbe’s” Pipe.

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Layzer and Payzer.

chapter |6 pages

The Ghetto Marriage-Broker.

chapter |4 pages

Wandering Jewish Preachers.

chapter |2 pages

Hebrew Epigrams.

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Fables.