In my Father's Court
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Autobiographical.
Translation of: Mayn ṭaṭn's bes-din-shṭub.
The sacrifice -- Why the geese shrieked -- A broken engagement -- A gruesome question -- The washwoman -- A major din Torah -- The family tree -- After the wedding -- To Warsaw -- The oath -- The Purim gift --The suicide -- To the land of Israel -- The dispensation -- The secret -- The will -- A day of pleasures -- The salesman -- Reb Chayim Gorshkover -- Reb Moishe Ba-ba-ba -- Traitl -- I become a collector -- My sister -- The miracle -- Reb Asher the dairyman -- The lawsuit -- To the wild cows -- The divorce -- Wolf the coal dealer -- Descendents -- The satin coat -- A boy philosopher -- Uncle Mendel -- The strong ones -- The shot at Sarajevo -- The recruit -- The studio -- Hunger -- Vain hopes -- The book -- The visa -- The journey -- Bilgoray -- The family -- Aunt Yentel -- Old jewishness -- Winter in Bilgoray -- New friends -- The new winds.
An autobiographical collection of episodes remembered by the son of a rabbi.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1967, c1966.
Year Published: 1966
Description: x, 307 p. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0374505926
9780374505929
SUBJECTS
Singer, Isaac Bashevis, -- 1904-1991.
Authors, Yiddish -- Biography.
Jews -- Biography.