בעמק הבכא The Wishing-Ring


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Mendele Mocher Sforim (Mendele Book seller, literary name for Shalom Jacob Abramovitsch) (1835 - 1917, b. Kapulye, Belorussia), one of the first modern Jewish writers, wrote in both Hebrew and Yiddish throughout his career. In his work he described with sharp satirical criticism the traditional life in small Jewish towns, as well as tendencies for assimilation of learned Jews at the time. He was regarded as the "grandfather of Yiddish literature" but the Hebraic-Zionist atmosphere in Odessa influenced him, and in 1886 he turned to writing Hebrew fiction. Being a Jew has never been easy, certainly not in the 19th century Eastern Europe. Mendele Mocher Sforim wrote with love, and bitterness, about the harsh conditions of Jewish life at the time. The book tells the story of Hershele who leaves the harsh conditions in Russia for Germany, there to become an educated man of the world, but at the same time remaining a committed Jew. The book was first written in Yiddish (Dos Vintshfingerl) and later translated by the author into Hebrew (Emek Ha-Bakha, the vale of tears). (Summary by Omri Lernau) (16 hr 10 min)

Chapters

01 - Book one, chapter 1 21:58 Read by Omri Lernau
02 - Book one, chapter 2 15:26 Read by Omri Lernau
03 - Book one, chapter 3 23:44 Read by Omri Lernau
04 - Book one, chapter 4 16:47 Read by Omri Lernau
05 - Book one, chapter 5 12:12 Read by Omri Lernau
06 - Book one, chapter 6 16:19 Read by Omri Lernau
07 - Book one, chapter 7 14:52 Read by Omri Lernau
08 - Book one, chapter 8 23:01 Read by Omri Lernau
09 - Book two, chapter 1 13:21 Read by Omri Lernau
10 - Book two, chapter 2 13:15 Read by Omri Lernau
11 - Book two, chapter 3 12:15 Read by Omri Lernau
12 - Book two, chapter 4 20:40 Read by Omri Lernau
13 - Book two, chapter 5 19:48 Read by Omri Lernau
14 - Book two, chapter 6 9:41 Read by Omri Lernau
15 - Book two, chapter 7 12:57 Read by Omri Lernau
16 - Book two, chapter 8 15:57 Read by Omri Lernau
17 - Book two, chapter 9 9:25 Read by Omri Lernau
18 - Book two, chapter 10 13:43 Read by Omri Lernau
19 - Book two, chapter 11 12:35 Read by Omri Lernau
20 - Book three, chapter 1 8:09 Read by Omri Lernau
21 - Book three, chapter 2 16:04 Read by Omri Lernau
22 - Book three, chapter 3 8:10 Read by Omri Lernau
23 - Book three, chapter 4 8:51 Read by Omri Lernau
24 - Book three, chapter 5 15:52 Read by Omri Lernau
25 - Book three, chapter 6 17:56 Read by Omri Lernau
26 - Book three, chapter 7 18:27 Read by Omri Lernau
27 - Book three, chapter 8 16:24 Read by Omri Lernau
28 - Book three, chapter 9 10:57 Read by Omri Lernau
29 - Book four, chapter 1 16:04 Read by Omri Lernau
30 - Book four, chapter 2 24:30 Read by Omri Lernau
31 - Book four, chapter 3 23:43 Read by Omri Lernau
32 - Book four, chapter 4 16:13 Read by Omri Lernau
33 - Book four, chapter 5 18:00 Read by Omri Lernau
34 - Book four, chapter 6 8:57 Read by Omri Lernau
35 - Book four, chapter 7 11:01 Read by Omri Lernau
36 - Book four, chapter 8 20:31 Read by Omri Lernau
37 - Book five, chapter 1 15:45 Read by Omri Lernau
38 - Book five, chapter 2 20:00 Read by Omri Lernau
39 - Book five, chapter 3 19:23 Read by Omri Lernau
40 - Book five, chapter 4, part 1 15:57 Read by Omri Lernau
41 - Book five, chapter 4, part 2 22:11 Read by Omri Lernau
42 - Book five, chapter 5 7:30 Read by Omri Lernau
43 - Book five, chapter 6 14:36 Read by Omri Lernau
44 - Book five, chapter 7 17:23 Read by Omri Lernau
45 - Book six, chapter 1 17:40 Read by Omri Lernau
46 - Book six, chapter 2 15:35 Read by Omri Lernau
47 - Book six, chapter 3 9:48 Read by Omri Lernau
48 - Book six, chapter 4 21:09 Read by Omri Lernau
49 - Book six, chapter 5 13:16 Read by Omri Lernau
50 - Book seven, chapter 1 26:45 Read by Omri Lernau
51 - Book seven, chapter 2 14:08 Read by Omri Lernau
52 - Book seven, chapter 3 9:45 Read by Omri Lernau
53 - Book seven, chapter 4 23:17 Read by Omri Lernau
54 - Book seven, chapter 5 17:24 Read by Omri Lernau
55 - Book seven, chapter 6 14:49 Read by Omri Lernau
56 - Book eight, chapter 1 14:05 Read by Omri Lernau
57 - Book eight, chapter 2 18:44 Read by Omri Lernau
58 - Book eight, chapter 3 14:30 Read by Omri Lernau
59 - Book eight, chapter 4 7:23 Read by Omri Lernau
60 - Book eight, chapter 5 8:52 Read by Omri Lernau
61 - End of tale, part 1 16:59 Read by Omri Lernau
62 - End of tale, part 2 15:38 Read by Omri Lernau