Classics of Jewish Literature

The editors have searched the vastwealth of Jewish literature fromBiblical times to the present for thisselection of the finest writings from theworlds of essay, fiction, poetry,drama, the Bible, and non-fiction.Included are several new translationsfrom Hebrew, Yiddish, and German.Each entry has its own introduction,placing the authors and the works insocial-historical perspective, oftenrevealing little-known informationabout them.