Khasidish

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In Yiddish literature: The classic writers
…collection of stories he called Khasidish (“Hasidic”). In Oyb nisht nokh hekher (1900; “If Not Higher”), a skeptical Lithuanian visitor comes to appreciate the Hasidic rebbe, although he is not swayed by the mystical beliefs of the rebbe’s disciples. Peretz’s masterpiece is Tsvishn tsvey berg (1900; “Between Two Peaks”), narrated…
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