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THE BOOK
Sabar, Yona, translated from Hebrew and Neo-Aramaic Sources with
introduction and notes by. "The Folk Literature of the Kurdistani
Jews: An Anthology." New Haven, Yale University Press, 1982. First
Edition. Octavo in dust jacket, xlii, 250 pp., map, list of
abbreviations, glossary, selected bibliography, indexes. Hardbound.
Very Good. Yale Judaica Series Volume XXIII.
Ariel Sabar wrote eloquently about his father Yona Sabar
and his efforts to preserve the language and literary creativity of
the Kurdistani Jews in the recent, " My Father's Paradise: A Son's
Search for His Jewish Past in Kurdish Iraq." This collection is the
most accessible version of the material that the elder Sabar's work
available to non-Hebrew readers.
"Yona Sabar, himself a Kurdistani Jew, offers
representative selections from the types of Kurdistani literature:
epic re-creations of biblical stories, midrashic legends, folktales
about local rabbis, moralistic anecdotes, fold songs, nursery rhymes,
sayings, and proverbs. Sabar's introduction and notes are a
storehouse of information on the history and spiritual life of the
Kurdistani Jews and on their relationship to the Land of Israel.
Because almost all the Kurdistani Jews now live in
Israel and speak Hebrew, there is very little new literary activity
in their Neo-Aramaic dialects. This delightful anthology captures the
essence of Kurdistani Jewish literature, presenting it for public
enjoyment and preserving it for the future." from the book jacket. (13904)
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