The maiden of Ludmir

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The Maiden of Ludmir book. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the M /5. About the Book. Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as.

Chana Rochel, the "Maiden of Ludmir," was an historical personage and yes, she was also a Hasidic Rebbe who counted learned rabbis among her many followers. Her remarkable story is well-known among Hasidim, and certainly deserves to be told to the general public.

Unfortunately, Gershon Winkler was not the one to do it/5(6). The Maiden of Ludmir: A Jewish Holy Woman and Her World by Nathaniel Deutsch.

Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe—or charismatic leader—in her own right. "The first book-length account of one of the most fascinating figures in modern Jewish history.

With invigorating prose, The Maiden of Ludmir makes the world of 19th-century Europe come alive. Deutsch is a fascinating, sophisticated, and rare combination of social historian and cultural by: The Maiden of Ludmir offers powerful insights into the Jewish mystical tradition, into the Maiden’s place within it, and into the remarkable Jewish community of Ludmir.

Her biography ultimately becomes a provocative meditation on the complex relationships between history and Cited by:   Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe—or charismatic leader—in her own right.

Nathaniel Deutsch follows the traces left by the Maiden in both history and legend to fully explore her. Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: The Maiden of Ludmir Decem Ukrainian Jewish Heritage In 19 th century Ukraine, Jewish boys were being spirited from their families to serve the czar, Hasidism was sweeping Jewish practice from Kyiv and Chernobyl through central Europe, and a Jewish girl became a controversial but charismatic Jewish leader.

Book Description: Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe-or charismatic leader-in her own right.

The Maiden of Ludmir offers powerful insights into the Jewish mystical tradition, into the Maiden’s place within it, and into the remarkable Jewish community of Ludmir. Her biography ultimately becomes a provocative meditation on the complex relationships Author: Nathaniel Deutsch.

Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe—or charismatic leader—in her own right.

This book follows the traces left by the Maiden in both history and legend to fully explore her story for the first : Nathaniel Deutsch. The Maiden of Ludmir offers powerful insights into the Jewish mystical tradition, into the Maiden’s place within it, and into the remarkable Jewish community of Ludmir.

Her biography ultimately becomes a provocative meditation on the complex relationships. The Maiden of Ludmir: A Jewish Holy Woman and Her World Nathaniel Deutsch, Janusz Bardach Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe--or charismatic leader--in.

"The Maiden of Ludmir" offers powerful insights into the Jewish mystical tradition, into the Maiden's place within it, and into the remarkable Jewish community of Ludmir. Her biography ultimately becomes a provocative meditation on the complex relationships /5(18).

In her day, “maiden” was a pejorative epithet [meaning “spinster”] foisted on Hannah Rochel by her detractors. To a degree, the stigma remains.

In The City of Jerusalem decided to name a street after The Maiden of Ludmir, Hannah Rachel Verbermacher.

Orthodox Jews were outraged. By portraying the Maiden of Ludmir’s intense love for her Wancé, Horodezky implies that she was a sexually “normal” female before she col-lapsed in the cemetery and experienced her otherworldly vision.

This serves to highlight the contrast between her life before and after the visionCited by:   Buy this book at Amazon and on Kindle. Hannah Rochel Verbermacher, a Hasidic holy woman known as the Maiden of Ludmir, was born in early-nineteenth-century Russia and became famous as the only woman in the three-hundred-year history of Hasidism to function as a rebbe―or charismatic leader―in her own right.

"The first book-length account of one of the most fascinating figures in modern Jewish history. With invigorating prose, The Maiden of Ludmir makes the world of 19th-century Europe come alive. Deutsch is a fascinating, sophisticated, and rare combination of social historian and cultural critic/5(2).

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This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. "The first book-length account of one of the most fascinating figures in modern Jewish history. With invigorating prose, The Maiden of Ludmir makes the world of 19th-century Europe come alive.

Deutsch is a fascinating, sophisticated, and rare combination of social historian and cultural critic/5(2). "The first book-length account of one of the most fascinating figures in modern Jewish history. With invigorating prose, The Maiden of Ludmir makes the world of 19th-century Europe come alive.

Deutsch is a fascinating, sophisticated, and rare combination of social historian and cultural critic.Buy Maiden of Ludmir by Winkler, Gershon (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders/5(3).This chapter addresses the scenes in the dybbuk trilogy, first examining Stella Klein's recollection of Bela-Risha's possession.

It then explains Ansky's Between Two Worlds: The Dybbuk. The third scene is S. A. Horodezky's Russian-language article on the Maiden of Ludmir. These scenes share the same basic story: a young Volhynian girl who is engaged to be married visits the grave of her Author: Nathaniel Deutsch.