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The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea
This unique book is the memoirs of a kosher slaughterer, a Jewish functionary, who lived in Ukraine and Crimea from the middle of the nineteenth century until the First World War. For the first time, it gives us a snapshot of Jewish life from a functionary's point of view in the last century of Tsarist rule, and at the same time deals with the eternal questions of antisemitism, minority status, and the life of Jews in Ukraine.
Book Details
- Publisher: Academic Studies Press
- Publish Date: Sep 26th, 2023
- Pages: 418
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.21in - 6.14in - 0.86in - 1.29lb
- EAN: 9798887193557
- Categories: • Jewish• Jewish - General• Europe - Ukraine
About the Author
Rotenfeld, Michoel: - Michoel Rotenfeld is a historical researcher who has long been fascinated by Jewish memory in its myriad forms, especially the genre of Jewish autobiography. He is the director of Touro University Library's Project Zikaron, a permanent collection of previously uncollated and undigitized historical material from Jewish communities across the world. He also coordinated the digitization of David Tidhar's ninеtееn-volume Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (www.tidhar.tourolib.org), which has received over three million page views.
Praise for this book
"Rotenfeld's critical translation of The Shochet is a boon for students and scholars of East European Jewry. The memoir includes thick descriptions of everyday life, such as: cures for cholera; the culture of charity for Jewish travelers and wayfarers; and everyday accounts of transportation, weather, prices, housing, and food. This ego-document invites us to consider the history of emotions and interiority from the perspective of a traditionalist, non-elite Jew."- Ellie Schainker, Journal of Modern Jewish Studies
"You have to read this book... It's not like anything you read before."
-- Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman, Tablet
"Rotenfeld offers readers more than just an English translation in this volume, also providing an abundance of historical context and commentary on the life and times of Goldenshteyn. ... This presentation, combined with the inclusion of maps, photographs, drawings, and other images, will make the book accessible to scholars and general readers alike. ... Most important is the book's emphasis on the lives and beliefs of common Jews within a genre that typically highlights a more secular, middle-class, and elite perspective."-- Kirkus Reviews
"A historically insightful memoir, The Shochet trades between humorous and grave descriptions of rural Jewish life in nineteenth-century Ukraine. ... [T]he frank central narration stands to captivate all."-- Foreword Clarion Reviews
"Thanks to Michoel Rotenfeld's new English-language translation of a Yiddish autobiography, The Shochet (1929), we now have a detailed, vivid, and unvarnished view of life in Ukraine in the second half of the 19th century." -- Barbara Bensoussan, Mishpacha Magazine
"Startling candor is characteristic of The Shochet, an unusual and fascinating account of Chasidic life in nineteenth-century Ukraine, then part of Tsarist Russia. ... Goldenshteyn understands well that 'happiness writes in white ink on a white page' and that stories need tension to come to life. He captures the petulance, the ego-centrism, as well as the innocent trust and hopefulness of his childhood. Following him as he matures, we come to appreciate his honesty, kindness, and compassion in the face of betrayals and misfortune. His account is a page-turner, gripping and compelling. For anyone who wants an unvarnished insider view of the Chasidic life of yesteryear, its travails and its glories, The Shochet is a rare treasure."-- Chana Silberstein, Lubavitch International
"You have to read this book... It's not like anything you read before."
-- Alter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman, Tablet
"Rotenfeld offers readers more than just an English translation in this volume, also providing an abundance of historical context and commentary on the life and times of Goldenshteyn. ... This presentation, combined with the inclusion of maps, photographs, drawings, and other images, will make the book accessible to scholars and general readers alike. ... Most important is the book's emphasis on the lives and beliefs of common Jews within a genre that typically highlights a more secular, middle-class, and elite perspective."-- Kirkus Reviews
"A historically insightful memoir, The Shochet trades between humorous and grave descriptions of rural Jewish life in nineteenth-century Ukraine. ... [T]he frank central narration stands to captivate all."-- Foreword Clarion Reviews
"Thanks to Michoel Rotenfeld's new English-language translation of a Yiddish autobiography, The Shochet (1929), we now have a detailed, vivid, and unvarnished view of life in Ukraine in the second half of the 19th century." -- Barbara Bensoussan, Mishpacha Magazine
"Startling candor is characteristic of The Shochet, an unusual and fascinating account of Chasidic life in nineteenth-century Ukraine, then part of Tsarist Russia. ... Goldenshteyn understands well that 'happiness writes in white ink on a white page' and that stories need tension to come to life. He captures the petulance, the ego-centrism, as well as the innocent trust and hopefulness of his childhood. Following him as he matures, we come to appreciate his honesty, kindness, and compassion in the face of betrayals and misfortune. His account is a page-turner, gripping and compelling. For anyone who wants an unvarnished insider view of the Chasidic life of yesteryear, its travails and its glories, The Shochet is a rare treasure."-- Chana Silberstein, Lubavitch International