Thursday was the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. There are rich, fascinating stories related to the holiday written in Yiddish early in the 20th century. Professor Miriam Udel teaches English language and culture at Emory University.
She joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to share a few of these stories and other holiday season traditions.
One such story Udel talks about is “The Dreydl,” by Sholem Aleichem, which tells the story of an orphan and his dealings with a bully named Benny.
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