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Shmuel Marcus lived in Kharkov, Ukraine, for one year in 1995, working with Jews struggling to reclaim their heritage in the chaos of the disintegrated Soviet Union. That experience gave birth to the vivid stories in Chicken Kiev and a series of short pieces of what he calls "Chassidic Fiction"

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Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson  A brief biography
By Shmuel Marcus and Avraham D. Vaisfiche
This concise biography of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson gives a glimpse of her remarkable legacy. The Rebbetzin’s story is told through fascinating text, historic pictures, and handwritten ...
Learning & Values » Jewish History » Chassidism
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka (Moussia) Schneerson  A brief biography  Book
By Shmuel Marcus
A concise and illuminating narrative provides glimpses of the true stature of this modest woman. Her biography is an account of the trials and triumphs of the Lubavitcher movement during those tumultuous times.
Learning & Values » Jewish History » Chassidism
Praying in Kharkov    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
His one hand held a wooden cane, the other somehow was suddenly on my shoulder. "Can you davven?" he whispered
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Stories
The Survivor    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
It was a cold night in Brooklyn. The brick houses in the background were slowly fading away. The parked jeep and lamppost were already gone. The voices were getting louder. “Work Jew! Work!” The soldiers barked at me from under their warm fur hats. ...
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Stories
The Vodofskys    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
The Vodofskys are like any other Jewish family in Kharkov...
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Stories
Reb Yankle    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
I suppose every twenty-year-old should have an eighty-eight-year-old friend
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Stories
Kharkov, 1995    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
The government guy speaks a few words in Russian; the rabbi places the first working lantern, then the second, then the third. He then slowly tries lighting the fourth and fifth. I close my eyes for the miracle, but there is none. The music starts to ...
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Stories
Baruch Israelnaya    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
Fresh snow covers the ground, thinking I’m too young to know. On the other side of the pit four Russians dressed like railroad or construction workers look me up and down. I try not to look back.
Jewish Practice » Lifecycle Events » Death & Mourning » Library » Stories
Bubble Gum    Story
By Shmuel Marcus
Lunch break comes, and it is too cold to play outside. My students gather by the window. They too will witness the mass murder of hundreds of colorful gum balls. Keeping kosher to these kids means no gum balls. Now, finally, someone who cares, someone ...
Inspiration & Entertainment » Contemporary Voices » Stories


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