Joseph Perl's novel, the first in the Hebrew language, was published in 1819 as part of a war of words and books in Eastern Europe between the Haskalathe Jewish Enlightenment and the religious-revival movement known as Hasidism. This volume presents a modern English translation and commentary.
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Joseph Perl's novel, the first in the Hebrew language, was published in 1819 as part of a war of words and books in Eastern Europe between the Haskalathe Jewish Enlightenment and the religious-revival movement known as Hasidism. This volume presents a modern English translation and commentary.
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