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Daniel Stuhlman researched the answer to this question in the February
1997 issue of his Librarian's Lobby
http://home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc2.htm. Apparently, the story
is of unknown origin.
There is a similar story about two brothers who lived on opposite sides
of a hill. One was
I think there was discussion of this on Hasafran a
number of years ago, but I don't remember all the
specifics. I think it was found in a late source, and
possibly is of non-Jewish origin, especially since
many elements of the story contradict the Tanakh and
the Talmud.
-Stanley Nachamie
I wrote an article on this story. None of the above are the source.
See: home.earthlink.net/~ddstuhlman/crc2.htm
Daniel Stuhlman
ddstuhlman at earthlink.net
Chicago, IL
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Hello, all:
Does anyone have any helpful non-fiction sources for the topic of
ancient Jewish history. I have a together who would like to pull
together a research project in the library for her 6th and 7th grade
class and would like to focus on using books.
Any titles that you have used would
The earliest appearance of this story seems to be in the book of
Alph. De Lamartine, Voyage en Orient, 1, 1875, p. 329. the author
states that he heard it from Arabs when he visited Palestine. These
facts, and the further history of the story, appear in Z. Vilnay,
Legends of the Sacred Land
The source is most likely an Arab folk tale. I wrote about it on my
blog last year.
http://menachemmendel.net/blog/2006/03/30/two-brothers-a-field-and-the-temple/
Michael Pitkowsky
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A New Jersey colleague is applying for the Let's Talk About It
Grant from the American Library Association, but she would like to
ascertain that she can get an appropriate speaker for her programming:
Fanwood Memorial Library is located in central New Jersey. What I
need for a facilitator for
Dear all,
Could anyone suggest or recommend titles, series of books, or publishers
with Hi Interest, Low Vocabulary books with Jewish content, which
would be suitable for our kids for whom English is a second language.
Thank you all for your help.
Yours sincerely,
Susan Morrison
Librarian
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