Oedipus in Brooklyn and Other Stories

Blume Lempel: Born in Galicia in 1909, with the rise of Nazism, Lempel emigrated to New York in 1939. Although writing in Yiddish,the settings of her short stories were largely American. She continued to write and publish well into her 90s.Until now her work has remained mostly uncollected and untranslated.Ellen Cassedy: A former columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News, a former speechwriter in the Clinton Administration, Ellen is the author of "We are Here: Memories of the Lithuanian Holocaust." Her work has appeared in Hadassah, The Jewish Daily Forward, the Huffington Post, Lilith,and many other fine journals.Yermiyahu Ahron Taub: Born and raised in Philadelphia and Baltimore, Taub graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Temple University. He received an M.A. in history from Emory University and an M.L.S. from Queens College, CUNY.The author of four books of poetry,he was honored as one of NYC's best Jewish artists.

This volume gives English readers the opportunity to enjoy the stories of Blume Lempel, Yiddish literature's most remarkable woman writer

Table of ContentsIntroductionEven the Heavens Tell Lies / 11Pachysandra / 17The Death of My Aunt / 22Images on a Blank Canvas / 28Neighbors over the Fence / 34The Debt / 39My Friend Ben / 43Oedipus in Brooklyn / 48Cousin Claude / 56A Yiddish Poet in Paris / 63The Power of a Melody / 70Yosele / 73The Bag Lady of Seventh Avenue / 79En Route to Divorce / 82The Little Red Umbrella / 88Her Last Dance / 127Waiting for the Ragman / 135 The Twin Sisters / 142A Little Song for a Jewish Soul / 147The Invented Brother / 149A Snowstorm in Summerland / 154Yosemite Park /158Pastorale / 162 The Fate of the Yiddish Writer (essay) / 168About the Translators / 171