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Oyfn Sheydweg

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At the Crossroads
AuthorEli Schechtman
Original titleאפן שיידוועג
LanguageYiddish
PublisherKharḳoṿ; Melukhe-farlag fun Ukraine, 1930
Publication date
1930
Publication placeUkraine

Oyfn Sheydweg (At the Crossroads) [clarification needed] is a 1930 novel by Eli Schechtman. It is his first published work.

Plot summary

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The novel describes the decline of the shtetl after the October Revolution.[1] Sсhechtman's heroes go through difficult times of “crossroads”; to the place described by Shekhtman, the revolution “doesn’t drive along a wide highway, but drags heavily in gardens, rolls down a mountain, leaning against the Jews like a thundercloud”.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fogel, Joshua (2019-11-03). "Yiddish Leksikon: ELI SHEKHTMAN". Yleksikon.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. ^ "Shekhtman, Elye | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
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