For the relief of unbearable urges /

For the relief of unbearable urges /

Stories on being Jewish set in various parts of the world. In the title story, a sex-starved husband in New York is authorized by his rabbi to visit a prostitute, In This Way We Are Wise is on the nonchalant attitude of the inhabitants of Jerusalem to terrorism, while Reb Kringle is on a Jew who wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Englander, Nathan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Jews > Social life and customs > Fiction.
Jews > Persecutions > Fiction.
Orthodox Judaism > Fiction.
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Summary:Stories on being Jewish set in various parts of the world. In the title story, a sex-starved husband in New York is authorized by his rabbi to visit a prostitute, In This Way We Are Wise is on the nonchalant attitude of the inhabitants of Jerusalem to terrorism, while Reb Kringle is on a Jew who works as Santa Claus in a department store.
Physical Description:205 pages ; 22 cm.
ISBN:0375404929 (alk. paper)