tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456130596907965392.post6818731410617500459..comments2023-09-08T01:39:09.688-07:00Comments on The dcc: Book Report: The Brothers AshkenaziUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456130596907965392.post-11459883081030336452012-11-25T08:51:37.936-08:002012-11-25T08:51:37.936-08:00Thanks Larry. I will check it out. I think I am ...Thanks Larry. I will check it out. I think I am going on a Yiddish kick. <br /><br />As to the historical significance issue: I don't think the book is that important, while it was very good. I believe the generation of the Brothers was the most significant era of modern Jewish history in that it was situated in a time of upheaval both politically and socially and it enabled Jews to do all sorts of new and exciting things. It was not yet a given that anything would or would not happen. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862289668126648242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456130596907965392.post-78411683963866649682012-11-25T08:13:14.616-08:002012-11-25T08:13:14.616-08:00Donnie, I too just read The Brothers Ashkenazi, an...Donnie, I too just read The Brothers Ashkenazi, and enjoyed it greatly, although I'm not sure I give it the same historical significance you do.<br /><br />If you are into catching up on the rich legacy of Yiddish fiction, beyond Tevye and Bashevis, my hearty recommendation is Chaim Grade's collection of three short novellas, originally published as Rabbis and Wives, later re-issued under another name which escapes me. <br /><br />Larry Kaufmannoreply@blogger.com