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The grandfather of Yiddish literature, and one of the founders of \\u201cmodern\\u201d Jewish literature, Mendele Mocher Sforim. He "wanted to be useful to his people rather than gain literary laurels,\\u201d and his satirical, critical stories got him chased from town.

Text: Of Bygone Days - translated by Rayomond P. Scheindlin. In A Shtetle and Other Yiddish Novellas\\u201d ed. Ruth Wisse. Wayne State University Press, 1986.

Music: Avraimi der Marvicher, performed by Chava Alberstein
Di Goldene Pave by Ana Margolin, performed by The Klezmatics & Chava Alberstein