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Ruth R. Wisse

Ruth R. Wisse

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  • Satan in Goray

    1996·
    ·3.89·790 Ratings
    As messianic zeal sweeps through medieval Poland, the Jews of Goray divide between those who, like the Rabbi, insist that no one can "force the end" and those who follow the messianic pretender Sabbatai Zevi. But as hysteria and depravity increase, it bec
  • No Joke: Making Jewish Humor

    2013·
    ·3.38·62 Ratings
    Humor is the most celebrated of all Jewish responses to modernity. In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac
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