'David Katz’s short stories are a moving evocation of the Jewish world of Brooklyn and the East End, but also the world of Yiddish literature'

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'There is something haunting and surreal about these tales—the extraordinary is narrated in a completely matter-of-fact way as if it was just another facet of reality, which somehow emphasizes the strangeness of all that is happening.'

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Wonderful collection of stories by Dovid Katz that paint a moving portrait of the Yiddish speaking communities of East Broadway in New York, and London.

Translated from Yiddish by Barnett Zumoff.

East Broadway to Whitechapel by Dovid Katz

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East Broadway to Whitechapel by Dovid Katz

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Thank you so much @stephancollishaw.bsky.social for this book mail of the intriguing East Broadway to Whitechapel by Dovid Katz translated by Barnett Zumoff and out from Noir Press. Sounds a fascinating collection of short stories 📚❤️

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Wonderful collection of stories by Dovid Katz that paint a moving portrait of the Yiddish speaking communities of East Broadway in New York, and London.

Translated from Yiddish by Barnett Zumoff.

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