Ayhan Doyuk Dead Beat Dad

Ayhan Doyuk Dead Beat Dad

 

Internet Archive: Details: The Wanderings of Benjamin III

Internet Archive: Details: The Wanderings of Benjamin III: "Mendele Mocher Seforim (Literary name for Shalom Jacob Abramovitsch) (1835 - 1917, b. Kapulye, Belorussia), one of the first modern Jewish writers, wrote in both Hebrew and Yiddish throughout his career. In his work he described with sharp satirical criticism the traditional life in small Jewish towns, as well as tendencies for assimilation of learned Jews at the time. He was regarded as the 'grandfather of Yiddish literature' but the Hebraic-Zionist atmosphere in Odessa influenced him, and in 1886 he turned to writing Hebrew fiction. The hero of 'The Travels of Benjamin the III' is a fool in a town full of poor Jews who barely manage to keep themselves alive. Benjamin is struck suddenly by a desire to travel, and joined by Sendrel he sets out to find a Jewish kingdom mentioned in legends of the Ten Lost Tribes. They hardly make it around the block. Barely escaping from their own wives, the two travel only as far as nearby towns. As the novel progresses they fall into the hands of Jewish kidnappers, who take advantage of their naiveté to sell them into the czarist army. They are caught when they try to escape, and the army’s response to this treason is a delicious twist that leaves the reader wondering who exactly is insane – and where precisely the line is drawn between an absurdity and a worthwhile"

 

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THE SONS OF ZADOK AND THE CHRISTIAN GNOSIS

THE SONS OF ZADOK AND THE CHRISTIAN GNOSIS: "o find hints of Essenism in Christian Gnosticism we may conveniently begin with Simon Magus, who is considered by many to be the father of Christian Gnosticism. Simon was a disciple of Dositheus who was clearly an Essene. He was described as a 'Son of Zadok', and lived near Damascus which was a habitation of Essene exiles. Dositheus was not only a disciple of John the Baptist but became chief of John's sect after his death. Also, Dositheus appears as the revealer in the 'Three Steles of Seth', in which connection it should be noticed that according to some heresiological reports he also played the role of godfather in the formation of the Gnostic schools rather than Simon."

Brigdet Dunleavy Born Dec/ died Dec 6