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Drama on a tableessay 1987 • Epstein, Shifra
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
In this work Epstein examines the Purim celebration as a cultural performance in a contemporary Jewish community -- that of the Bobover Hasidim in Boro Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Of particular significance in this study is the focus on the Purim plays call...The Bobover Hasidim PIREMSHPIYLessay 1995 • Epstein, Shifra
North American Hasidic Jews • North America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This work '…explores the Bobover Hasidim folk drama for Purim, the PIREMSHPIYL, as a ritual transcending the experience of the Holocaust' (p. 237). Epstein examines the potential of the Purim festival by showing its adaptability to fit a wide variety...