Pioneers: The First Breach by S. An-sky, Translated by Rose Waldman synced Looking at Montreal's Jewish community

Looking at Montreal's Jewish community during the first half of the twentieth century

Karolina and the Dollmaker quickly realize that their Jewish friends are in grave danger

especially children

and other masters--adding a whole new layer of humor and culture to the familiar tune

Michael Chabon

Pioneers: The First Breach by S. An-sky, Translated by Rose Waldman synced Looking at Montreal's Jewish communityListen to our podcast with translator Rose Waldman here When young Zalmen Itzkowitz steps off the train on a dark, dreary day at the close of the nineteenth century, the residents of Miloslavka have no idea whats in store for them. Zalmen is a freethinker who has come to the rural town to earn his living as a tutor. Yet, rather than teach Hebrew, he plans to teach his students the Russian language and other secular subjects. Residents of the town