A Childhood of Honey and Tears: Delightful Stories to Warm the Heart

Sholom Aleicham's stories are meaningful for all generations - for all peoples. Born in 1859 in a small Russian village, this famous Yiddish humorist recreated the world he knew, a world unlike any we know now - one that we shall never see again. But the laughter he put into his tales, the beauty, the honey and the tears are as much a part of our experience today as they were one hundred years ago.A Childhood of Honey and Tears captures the essence of what it was like to be a Jewish child in Old Russia. Here, some of the author's most delightful characters come to life: Mottel - the boy who saw the bright side of every situation; Gergeleh - the lovable thief; and Sholom Aleichem himself, as a child helping his brother in a bride.Sholom Aleichem tells us again and again that life is filled with sorrow as well as laughter. But after reading his stories, we can't help feeling that they have, indeed, made the world a happier place. His writings, used as the basis of the popular musical Fiddler on the Roof, have won him a prominent place in modern literature and a permanent place in our hearts.