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"Bontshe the Silent" and Other Selections From Yiddish Literature

Read in Yiddish by David Rogow

CD ($15), Cassette ($10.50)


List of Readings on the Recording
Listen to Excerpts from the Recording
NEW RECORDING! "Taybele and Her Demon"
Purchase the Recordings

List of Readings on the Recording

Introduced by Cynthia Ozick and David Fishman. Co-produced by David Rogow and Lisa Epstein. English synopses by Paul Glasser.
  1. Bontshe the Silent by Yitskhok Leybush Peretz
  2. Rebbe Nahman of Bratslav Speaks to His Secretary, Rebbe Nathan by Yankev Glatshteyn
  3. The Slaughterer's Knife and the Saw by Eliezer Shteynberg
  4. Cock-A-Doodle-Do by Isaac Bashevis Singer
  5. It's a Lie by Sholem Aleichem
  6. Jacob Meets Rachel by Itsik Manger
  7. Haman Can't Sleep by Itsik Manger


Listen to Excerpts from the Recording

Note: To hear the audio excerpts you must have RealPlayer version 6.0 or higher installed on your system. The player can be downloaded for free from the RealPlayer Home Page.

Cock-A-Doodle-Do by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Here, the narrator is a rooster who explains how the one word of his language, cock-a-doodle-do, is far more meaningful than the incessant chatter of people. The wisdom of a rooster can teach people many things, which he illustrates with tales of his five wives.

Jacob Meets Rachel by Itsik Manger

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Manger's anachronistic twist gives a new interpretation to a biblical story: in order to impress each other, Jacob and Rachel put on airs, attempting to speak like Viennese bourgeoisie.

NEW RECORDING! "Taybele and Her Demon"

Actor and Dramatic Reader David Rogow has now released a second CD/cassette: "Taybele and Her Demon" and Other Selections from Yiddish Literature, featuring excerpts from stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Sholem Aleichem, Aaron Zeitlin, Zalmen Schneour, Peretz Miransky, Der Tunkeler, Chaim Grade, Moyshe Leyb Halpern, and Kadia Molodowsky. For information on how to purchase this recording, see below.

Purchase the Recordings

   Both Bontshe the Silent and Taybele and Her Demon may be purchased at:
The Center for Jewish History Gift Shop, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011-6301

The Jewish Book Center of the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, (212) 889-6800 or 1-800-922-2558