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Miriam's Tambourine: Jewish Folktales from Around the World
Miriam's Tambourine Jewish Folktales from Around the World
Author: Howard Schwartz
Drawing upon their rich religious and cultural heritage--a heritage that stretches back to Biblical times and passes through many varied epochs and environments--Jewish sages, artists, writers, and storytellers have continually created imaginative and evocative formulations of Jewish philosophy, literature, art, law, liturgy, ritual, and especia...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780192821362
ISBN-10: 0192821369
Publication Date: 9/29/1988
Pages: 393
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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"Each story is like a poem . . . hamrmonious and metaphorical" -- Jerusalem Post

These fifty tales, drawn from nearly every age and every part of the world, reflect the length of Jewish history and the diversity of Jewish culture. Each is a thread in the fabric of a fantastic world where faith and inenuity are rewarded, where poor tailors spin moonlight and dolphins dance to Miriam's tambourine.


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