Sholom Aleichem

:This article is about the writer. For the Yiddish greeting, see Shalom Aleichem

A short passage to illustrate Sholom Aleichem's style

:"Pinhas Pincus is of less than normal height, with one small eye and one bigger eye. When he talks, it seems as if the eyes talk to each other; the smaller eye asks for and seeks approval from the bigger eye; and the bigger eye gives its approval of every plan or undertaking. When he first came to Nuremberg, there was no limit to his sufferings; he had to endure starvation, misery and personal insults from his German brethren. In Nuremberg he was protected from massacres, but was not protected from starvation."  —from An Early Passover, translated by George Zinberg

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