Kasrilevka (Yiddish: כתרילעווקע, romanized: Kasrilevke) is a fictional shtetl introduced by Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem. Located "exactly in the middle of that blessed Pale", it is an idealized town of "little Jews" (kleyne mentshelekh), who met their misfortunes with humor and the ultimate belief in justice.
Kasrilevka (Yiddish: כתרילעווקע, romanized: Kasrilevke) is a fictional shtetl introduced by Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem. Located "exactly in the middle of that blessed Pale", it is an idealized town of "little Jews" (kleyne mentshelekh), who met their misfortunes with humor and the ultimate belief in justice.
Source: Wikipedia "Kasrilevka" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky