Miriam Udel

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Earliest item	20 Sep

Forward One thing the pirates couldn't steal (a Simchat Torah parable) 16 Oct

Miriam Udel presents a Yiddish children's Simchat Torah parable illustrating the intrinsic value of the Torah over material goods. Through a short tale of pi...

16 Oct

Forward ‘A Sukkah on the Argentine grasslands’ (short story) 11 Oct

Miriam Udel's translation of Zina Rabinowitz's story "A Sukkah on the Pampa" explores the challenges faced by a Jewish family of early 20th-century agricultu...

11 Oct

Forward ‘The Rabbi Who Was Late to Kol Nidre’ (folktale) 27 Sep

Miriam Udel retells a Yiddish folktale about an elderly rabbi who sacrifices attending the Kol Nidre service to comfort a crying baby and its sibling, highli...

27 Sep

Forward Classic Yiddish holiday tales can provide hope in these dark times 20 Sep

In challenging times, Jewish communities find hope in the cyclical nature of their holidays. Miriam Udel explores how Yiddish children's literature from the ...

20 Sep