A Treasury of Jewish Anecdotes

by Lawrence J. Epstein

Book Overview

A collection of humorous, sentimental and instructive stories about both prominent and relatively unknown Jewish personalities from biblical times to the present. The anecdotes were selected to reveal characteristics of Jewish life and Jewish history. Arranged alphabetically by personality, the subjects includes Moses, Job, Rabbi Akiva, Hillel, and Maimonides, as well as Sholom Aleichem, Theodor Herzl, and even Harpo Marx.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568215134
• ISBN13: 9781568215136
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Jason Aronson
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.7"