Peninnah's World

A Jewish Life in Stories

AvCaren Schnur Neile

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

She’s an iconic Jewish storyteller. She’s a widely acclaimed professor and folklorist. She’s the one and only Peninnah Schram, and Peninnah’s World: A Jewish Life in Stories is her authorized biography, told through individual stories. What is a biography told through stories? Because Schram’s art form is storytelling, Peninnah’s World dramatizes in vivid scenes her extraordinary trajectory from the New London, Connecticut-born child of immigrant parents steeped in Jewish tradition in the 1930s and ‘40s to award-winning, New York-based performer, writer and scholar. The book features landmarks such as the old Mohican Hotel in New London and Stern College for Women in Manhattan. Along the way, Schram enjoys close encounters with such luminaries as Noble Laureates Elie Wiesel and Isaac Bashevis Singer, as well as famed Yiddish-theater actress Molly Picon, actor Jeff Goldblum, singer/ethnomusicologist Ruth Rubin and others.Written by storytelling studies professor and performer Caren Schnur Neile, the stories are in a form tailor-made to enjoy and share aloud. At the same time, theyserve as models for all those interested in creating their own life and family stories, whatever their background, whether on the page, on the stage, or among neighbors and loved ones. Welcome to Peninnah’s World. Prepare to explore your own.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-10-07
Mått:156 x 217 x 14 mm
Vikt:376 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Förlag:University Press of America
Medarbetare:Dan Ben-Amos
ISBN:9780761872917

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Mer om författaren

Caren Schnur Neile has taught storytelling studies at Florida Atlantic University for more than two decades. A performance storyteller, she co-hosts The Public Storyteller on South Florida public radio WLRN.

Recensioner i media

Through her dedicated scholarship, compelling performances and irresistible charm, Peninnah Schram single-handedly revived the Jewish oral storytelling tradition in America. This touching, intimate biography offers an album of vivid anecdotes conjured from Schram’s recollections. Like Peninnah’s name, it is a precious string of pearls.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword “The Storyteller” by Peretz KaminskyAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Telling the Human Story TimelinePart I: In the Beginning… 1934–1952 Chapter 1: The PearlChapter 2: The Elijah Story Chapter 3: Piano Lessons Chapter 4: The Book of Leaves Chapter 5: The FarmChapter 6: OnstageChapter 7: The Only Jews Chapter 8: What Joe Wants Part II: A Woman in the World 1952-1967Chapter 9: Shooting StarChapter 10: Higher LearningChapter 11: Tallulah Bankhead and Other Fallen WomenChapter 12: Leaving HomeChapter 13: Paris, By Way of ManhattanChapter 14: Coming HomeChapter 15: Peklach of JoyChapter 16: Peklach of SorrowPart III: A Woman of Valor 1967-presentChapter 17: Those Who Can… Chapter 18: KaddishChapter 19: The StorytellerChapter 20: The Joy of TeachingChapter 21: The Station That Speaks Your LanguageChapter 22: In PrintChapter 23: Strengthen YourselfChapter 24: Here I AmChapter 25: Ever After“My Storyteller’s Prayer” by Peninnah SchramGlossary