The Life of Glueckel of Hameln Written by Herself
By Beth-Zion Abrahams (editor) Hardcover, 6" x 9", 190 pages ISBN: 9780827609143 Learn more about this book and preview pages at http://www.jewishpub.org/product.php?id=351. A fascinating memoir of one of Judaism's earliest female writers The memoir of Glückel of Hameln, widely viewed as one of the earliest major published works written by a woman, has become a classic. Born in the Hamburg ghetto in 1646, Glückel presents a compelling account of 17th-century Germany and its Jewish community. The Life of Glückel of Hameln is the only English translation of Glückel's story from the original Yiddish and is widely considered the most accurate and complete translation available. It was out of print for many years until this JPS edition. Translated from the original Yiddish and edited by Beth-Zion Abrahams The Jewish Publication Society is the oldest nonprofit, multi-denominational publisher of Jewish works written in English. -- Jillian Finkelstein Online Sales & Marketing Associate The Jewish Publication Society 2100 Arch Street, 2nd floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 Tel. (215) 832-0618 Fax. (215) 568-2017 JPS, quality Jewish books for over 120 years. Visit us at www.jewishpub.org --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
