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Jul 22, 2022 · Bontsche Schweig (Bontsche the Silent) by Isaac Loeb Peretz, is the bitter-sweet story of a man who, from birth to death, suffers nothing but cruelty and humiliation.
Jul 21, 2016 · “Bontche Shweig,” by Isaac Loeb Peretz (1852-1915) Did the Enlightenment come to the Jewish world like a thunderclap? Like a mist drifting in? Like an alarm clock penetrating a deep...
The full text in the original Yiddish is the first story in this volume of Peretz’s collected works, and an abridged Yiddish version for children is here . A brief, useful biography of I. L. Peretz can be found in the YIVO Encyclopedia.
Sep 21, 2011 · The seven good years -- Peace at home -- The treasure -- Bontche Schweig -- The magician -- Revealed, or, The story of the goat who couldn't say no -- The poor...
Sep 18, 2019 · At the entrance to the highest heaven the gatekeeper – one of the most pious men who had ever lived, Bontche Schweig, also known as Bontche the Silent – inspected a newcomer’s credentials.
As described by Brooks Atkinson in The New York Times, BONTCHE SCHWEIG “is a wonderful one-act piece. Having died after a wretched and barren life on earth, Bontche Schweig now comes to heaven for his reward.
Feb 23, 1982 · The histrionic appeal of ''Bontche Schweig,'' by I. L. Peretz, lies in the eloquent quietude with which a dumbstruck Bontche reacts to his first taste of heaven after an earthly life of misery...
