The jar of fools : eight Hanukkah stories from Chelm

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by Kimmel, Eric
[ 03. English Easy Reading ] Published by : Holiday House, (New York : ) Physical details: 56 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm. Subject(s): Chelm (Lublin, Poland) -- Juvenile Fiction. --Hanukkah stories. --Children's stories, American. Year : 2000 03. English Easy Reading Item type : 03. English Easy Reading
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Contents: The jar of fools --
How they play dreidel in Chelm --
Sweeter than honey, purer than oil --
The knight of the golden slippers --
Silent Samson, the Maccabee --
The magic spoon --
The soul of a menorah --
Wisdom for sale.

Drawing on traditional Jewish folklore, these Hanukkah stories relate the antics of the people of Chelm, thought--perhaps incorrectly--to be a town of fools.