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The Storyteller

by Nissan Mindel · 1981

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A collection of forty Hasidic legends and tales dealing with traditional holidays and others aspects of Jewish history and experience.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 318 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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