Hanah's Sheep and Cattle by Shira Gorshman Dybbuk and a Purim play—written by

and a Purim play—written by Czech and Austrian Jews

and give firsthand accounts of how klezmer is transmitted and how its practitioners maintain a balance between preservation and innovation

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conducted by his own son Scott and others

from biblical archaeology and fundamentalism to Hollywood movies

Hanah's Sheep and Cattle by Shira Gorshman Dybbuk and a Purim play—written byTranslate by Edith Otchin McCrea Hanah's Sheep and Cattle is based on the improbable but true story of a strong, secular Jewish woman and former Zionist pioneer navigating the turbulent sweep of Soviet history. Shira Gorshman's autobiographical novel provides unique insights into Jewish life in 1920s Palestine and 1930s Soviet Crimea, but also covers recurrent universal themes: the tribulations of women, the value of sacrificing for the greater good,