Maʿaseh Buch
work by Jacob ben Abraham
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The Ma'aseh Buch (meaning "Story Book") is a significant collection of Yiddish tales compiled by Jacob ben Abraham of Meseritz. First published in Basel in 1672, it draws primarily from the Talmud and includes later legends about medieval rabbis. This work is a compendium of 254 tales, intended to provide moral and ethical instruction. It represents an important strand of edifying literature in early Yiddish writing, influencing later story collections and anticipating the hagiographic genre found in some Hasidic works.12
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