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Jewish Communities in Eastern Europe

1600 – 1850

Jewish communities in Eastern Europe experienced vibrant cultural and religious life amid challenging conditions. Thriving in cities and shtetls, they contributed significantly to commerce, scholarship, and the arts. This period also saw the rise of Hasidism, the impact of the partitions of Poland, and the challenges of restrictive laws and periodic persecution, shaping the unique and resilient character of Eastern European Jewish communities.

Picture books

Sholom’s Treasure: How Sholom Aleichem Became a Writer

Story of the Russian Jewish writer who wrote Fiddler on the Roof

Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me

Collection of delightful Yiddish stories

Yossel’s Journey

Story of a boy who flees the pogroms and makes a new life in the American southwest

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

Delightful story of a man making the most of what he has

It Could Always Be Worse: A Yiddish Folk Tale

Award-winning, uproarious story of a man in an increasingly crowded house

The Magician’s Visit

Adaptation of a Passover folktale

The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition

Jewish Cinderella/King Lear story set in Poland

The Treasure

Award-winning folktale with a heartwarming ending

When the Chickens Went on Strike

Silly Rosh Hashanah story starring chickens

Yettele’s Feathers

Story of a woman learning an important lesson from a rabbi

The Peddler’s Gift

Story about a boy in a Russian shtetl learning an important lesson

Chapter books

Stories for Children

Collection of classic stories from master storyteller Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Night Journey

A girl learns about her great grandmother’s experience in Russia

Until the Messiah Comes: A Russian-Jewish Adventure

Choose-your-own-adventure story set in Russia

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