Journey to a 19th Century Shtetl : The Memoirs of Yekhezkel Kotik.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (543 pages)
- Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
- Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology .
Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the English Edition -- A Note on the Translation -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: "Life as It Was"-Yekhezkel Kotik and His Memoirs -- My Memoirs, Yekhezkel Kotik -- Instead of an Introduction -- Sholem Aleichem's letter to Yekhezkel Kotik -- 1. My Town -- 2. My Grandfather -- 3. The "Panic" -- 4. My Father and His Attraction to Hasidism -- 5. Yisrael, the Polish Patriot Hasid -- 6. The Handshake -- 7. The Scandal with the Assessor -- 8. My Melamdim -- 9. The Kidnappers -- 10. The Great Dispute -- 11. My Mother's Unhappiness -- 12. The Lords -- 13. Berl-Bendet's Life on the Estate -- 14. How We Celebrated the Holidays -- 15. The Rebbe Is Dead! -- 16. The Fate of a Prodigy -- 17. The Garments of Those Days -- 18. My First Revolt -- 19. The Izbica Hasid -- 20. Marriage Negotiations -- 21. Liberating the Serfs -- 22. The Jews after the Polish Rebellion -- 23. "Keep in Step!" -- 24. The Debate -- 25. "Children, Gather the Coins!" -- 26. The Impact of the Bible on Me -- 27. The Cholera Epidemic -- 28. Grandmother's Death -- 29. Hasidism and Mitnaggedism -- Appendix A: Yekhezkel Kotik: List of Publications -- Appendix B: Selected Bibliography on Yekhezkel Kotik and His Memoirs -- Appendix C: Yekhezkel Kotik's Genealogy -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- Y -- Z -- Indexes of Names, Places, and Subjects -- Indexe of Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Indexe of Places -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Indexe of Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
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Kotik, Yekhezkel, -- 1847-1921. Jews -- Russia -- Biography. Jews -- Russia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.