Reflections on Moshkeleh the Thief
I recently received a copy of Moshkeleh the Thief, a beautifully designed little book of “a rediscovered novel” by the Yiddish author Sholom Aleichem, translated into English by Curt Leviant. For Jewish readers with an interest in Yiddish literature, having Sholom Aleichem’s name associated with a new story is like uncovering a painting with Rembrandt’s signature on it. In fact, in this day and age, if a new translation from the Yiddish doesn’t have Sholom Aleichem’s name attached to it, it probably wasn’t distributed by a major publisher. And this little book has two major publishers behind it, the esteemed . . . (Read More)