On Jewish Folklore by Raphael Patai Holocaust History infused with acerbic Kafkaesque humor

infused with acerbic Kafkaesque humor

and the mere fact of living in such a wealthy neighborhood

Lipsky’s Cahan is a prism through which to understand the paradoxes and transformations of the American Jewish experience

and Jewish civilians in Galicia and parts of the Pale

and the rise of feminism

On Jewish Folklore by Raphael Patai Holocaust History infused with acerbic Kafkaesque humorOn Jewish Folklore spans a half century of scholarly inquiry by the noted anthropologist and biblical scholar Raphael Patai. He essays collected in this volume, some of which are presented for the first time in English translation, provide a rich harvest of Jewish customs and traditional beliefs, gathered from all over the world and from ancient to modern times. Among the subjects Dr. Patai investigated and recorded are the history and oral traditions