Sons of the Lion's Cub: The Horenstein Brothers and Their Fortune

by Melvyn R. Werbach

Book Overview

In the second half of the 19th century, two brothers living in Ukraine, both Hasidic rabbis, became fabulously wealthy within a short time period. They and their families were celebrated by the Jewish population in numerous folk tales. Even Sholom Aleichem, the great Yiddish storyteller, wrote a short tale about them. Today, however, they had been all but forgotten until the publication of this book.

Based on many years of extensive research,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1891710060
• ISBN13: 9781891710063
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Third Line Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"