Never-Ending Tales

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An anthology of European and American short stories from the 1870s through the 1930s in which Jewish writers respond to antisemitism with humor, satire, irony, and hope Between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Jewish writers in Europe and America published countless stories addressing "the Jewish Question"—the intense debate about the treatment of Jews following their so-called emancipation. In Never-Ending Tales , Jack Zipes presents more than two dozen of these stories, which attempted to subvert the antisemitism that the debate represented. Humorous and bittersweet, and filled with ironic reversals, these are stories of fantasy, magic, and transformation—tales about little people who assert their humanity; about the Golem, the gargantuan savior of Jews; about rabbis who use wisdom and patience to protect their people; and much more. While illuminating the problems faced by Jews of the period, from assimilation and conversion to