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Quotes from My First Jewish Novel, Stempenyu — Sholem Aleichem

1859–1916 Ukraine

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No doubt everyone has worries—a Jew does not need to go looking for trouble.

My First Jewish Novel, Stempenyu (1888)

The heart itself, and particularly the Jewish heart, is a violin: you pluck the strings, teasing out various, generally sad and gloomy songs

My First Jewish Novel, Stempenyu (1888)

The fiddle weeps, sinking to the lower strings

My First Jewish Novel, Stempenyu (1888)

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