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'''''Wandering Stars''''' ([[Yiddish]]: ''Blonzhende Stern'' or ''Blundzhende Shtern'') is a novel by [[Sholem Aleichem]], serialized in [[Warsaw]] newspapers from 1909 to 1911.<ref>{{Cite book |year=1994 |title=Selected works of Sholem-Aleykhem, Volume 2 |publisher=J. Simon, Pangloss Press}}</ref> In it, Leibel, the son of a wealthy [[shtetl]] family, falls in love with [[Hazzan|cantor]]'s daughter Reizel, and both fall for a traveling [[Yiddish theatre]] group. Separating and becoming successful performers in the West, under the names of Leo Rafalesco and Rosa Spivak, they eventually find each other again in America. |
'''''Wandering Stars''''' ([[Yiddish]]: ''Blonzhende Stern'' or ''Blundzhende Shtern'') is a novel by [[Sholem Aleichem]], serialized in [[Warsaw]] newspapers from 1909 to 1911.<ref>{{Cite book |year=1994 |title=Selected works of Sholem-Aleykhem, Volume 2 |publisher=J. Simon, Pangloss Press}}</ref> In it, Leibel, the son of a wealthy [[shtetl]] family, falls in love with [[Hazzan|cantor]]'s daughter Reizel, and both fall for a traveling [[Yiddish theatre]] group. Separating and becoming successful performers in the West, under the names of Leo Rafalesco and Rosa Spivak, they eventually find each other again in America. |
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Two English translations of the novel exist: a 1952 abridged version by Frances Butwin (''Wandering Star''), and a 2009 unabridged version by Aliza Shevrin (with a foreword by [[Tony Kushner]]). |
Two English translations of the novel exist: a 1952 abridged version by Frances Butwin (''Wandering Star''), and a 2009 unabridged version by Aliza Shevrin (with a foreword by [[Tony Kushner]]). |
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[[Yiddishpiel]], a Yiddish theatre in Israel, adapted a [[musical theatre|musical]]-stage production based on the novel, with book by [[Aya Kaplan]] and [[Joshua Sobol]] and direction by Aya Kaplan. The production opened in January 2016 and closed by March 2016. |
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==References== |
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| Author | Sholem Aleichem |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blondzhende stern |
| Language | Yiddish |
| Genre | Picaresque novel[1] |
Publication date | 1909-1911 |
Wandering Stars (Yiddish: Blonzhende Stern or Blundzhende Shtern) is a novel by Sholem Aleichem, serialized in Warsaw newspapers from 1909 to 1911.[2] In it, Leibel, the son of a wealthy shtetl family, falls in love with cantor's daughter Reizel, and both fall for a traveling Yiddish theatre group. Separating and becoming successful performers in the West, under the names of Leo Rafalesco and Rosa Spivak, they eventually find each other again in America.
Two English translations of the novel exist: a 1952 abridged version by Frances Butwin (Wandering Star), and a 2009 unabridged version by Aliza Shevrin (with a foreword by Tony Kushner).
Yiddishpiel, a Yiddish theatre in Israel, adapted a musical-stage production based on the novel, with book by Aya Kaplan and Joshua Sobol and direction by Aya Kaplan. The production opened in January 2016 and closed by March 2016.
References
- ^ Kirsch, Adam (February 8, 2009). "Second Fiddle". Tablet Magazine.
- ^ Selected works of Sholem-Aleykhem, Volume 2. J. Simon, Pangloss Press. 1994.
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