{"product_id":"the-letters-of-menakhem-mendl-sheyne-sheyndl-and-motl-the-cantor-s-son-by-sholem-aleichem","title":"The Letters of Menakhem-Mendl \u0026 Sheyne-Sheyndl and Motl, the Cantor’s Son by Sholem Aleichem","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder book releases July 7, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated by Hillel Halkin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis volume presents an outstanding translation of two favorite comic novels by the preeminent Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916). \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl\u003c\/i\u003e portrays a tumultuous marriage through letters exchanged between the title character, an itinerant bumbler seeking his fortune in the cities of Russia before departing alone for the New World, and his scolding wife, who becomes increasingly fearful, jealous, and mystified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotl, the Cantor’s Son\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-person narrative of a mischievous and keenly observant boy who emigrates with his family from Russia to America. The final third of the story takes place in New York, making this Sholem Aleichem’s only major work to be set in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSholem Aleichem endows each character with an individual comic voice to tell in his own way the story of the collapse of traditional Jew­ish life in modern industrial society as well as the journey to Ameri­ca, where a new chapter of Jewish history begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback, 325 Pages, 1.25 pounds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/1057\/files\/WGPLogo_2a19b074-14b8-4ec3-8505-a544886220da.webp?v=1765391618\" alt=\"\" width=\"76\" height=\"122\" style=\"float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WGP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723719250014,"sku":"9798998779886","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/1057\/files\/AleichemCover.jpg?v=1777470756","url":"https:\/\/shop.yiddishbookcenter.org\/products\/the-letters-of-menakhem-mendl-sheyne-sheyndl-and-motl-the-cantor-s-son-by-sholem-aleichem","provider":"Yiddish Book Center Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}