Peninnah's World: A Jewish Life in Stories

Peninnah Schram is a renowned Jewish storyteller, professor, and folklorist, and her authorized biography, Peninnahs World: A Jewish Life in Stories, is a captivating tale of her extraordinary journey from New London, Connecticut, to New York City. The book features landmarks such as the old Mohican Hotel and Stern College for Women, and includes close encounters with luminaries such as Nobel Laureates Elie Wiesel and Isaac Bashevis Singer, as well as famed Yiddish-theater actress Molly Picon, actor Jeff Goldblum, singer/ethnomusicologist Ruth Rubin, and others. Written by storytelling studies professor and performer Caren Schnur Neile, the stories are designed to be enjoyed and shared aloud, and serve as models for creating one's own life and family stories.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 07 December 2021
Publisher: University Press of America

Shes an iconic Jewish storyteller. Shes a widely acclaimed professor and folklorist. Shes the one and only Peninnah Schram, and Peninnahs World: A Jewish Life in Stories is her authorized biography, told through individual stories. What is a biography told through stories? Because Schrams art form is storytelling, Peninnahs World dramatizes in vivid scenes her extraordinary trajectory from the New London, Connecticut-born child of immigrant parents steeped in Jewish tradition in the 1930s and 40s to award-winning, New York-based performer, writer, and scholar. The book features landmarks such as the old Mohican Hotel in New London and Stern College for Women in Manhattan. Along the way, Schram enjoys close encounters with such luminaries as Noble Laureates Elie Wiesel and Isaac Bashevis Singer, as well as famed Yiddish-theater actress Molly Picon, actor Jeff Goldblum, singer/ethnomusicologist Ruth Rubin, and others. Written by storytelling studies professor and performer Caren Schnur Neile, the stories are in a form tailor-made to enjoy and share aloud. At the same time, they serve as models for all those interested in creating their own life and family stories, whatever their background, whether on the page, on the stage, or among neighbors and loved ones. Welcome to Peninnahs World. Prepare to explore your own.

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 217 x 156 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780761872917