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Book cover image of Jewish Fairy Tales by Gerald Friedlander

Authors: Gerald Friedlander (Editor), Sheilah Beckett
ISBN-13: 9780486298610, ISBN-10: 0486298612
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: July 1997
Edition: Special Value

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Author Biography: Gerald Friedlander

Book Synopsis

Nine tales from antiquity will enthrall children with the exploits of kings and beggars in a spellbinding world of demons, angels, and other supernatural creatures.

Table of Contents

I.The Magic Apples (from the Jewish Chap Book)1
II.The Wise Merchant (from the Midrash Rabbah)14
III.Heavenly Treasures (from the Talmud)18
IV.King Solomon's Carpet (from Beth Hammidrash)20
V.The Magic Lamp (from Shalsheleth Hakkabalah)33
VI.Chanina and the Angels (from the Midrash Rabbah)42
VII.The Wonderful Slave (from Beth Hammidrash)45
VIII.About Leviathan, King of the Fish (from the Jewish Chap Book)52
IX.The Demon's Marriage (from the Jewish Chap Book)62
X.The Magic Leaf (from the Midrash Rabbah)74
XI.The Prince and the Rabbi (from Shebet Jehudah)77
XII.The Princess and the Beggar (from Tanchuma)80
XIII.The Castle in the Air (from Achikar)87
XIV.The Citizen of the World (from Rabbi Eliezer)94
XV.The Snake's Thanks (from the Jewish Chap Book and Tanchuma)95
XVI.The Rebellious Waters (from Rabbi Eliezer)100
XVII.The Goblin and the Princess (from the Talmud)102
XVIII.Iron and the Trees (from Genesis Rabbah)109
XIX.David and the Insects (from the Alphabet of Ben Sira)111
XX.The First Vineyard (from Tanchuma)116
XXI.Abraham's Tree (from Jalkub Chadash)118
XXII.Joseph, the Sabbath Lover (from the Talmud)120
XXIII.The Magic Sword of Kenaz (from the Biblical Antiquities of Philo)125

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