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The Shochet (Vol. 1): A Memoir of Jewish Life in Ukraine and Crimea by Pinkhes-Dov Goldenshteyn bilingual a kabbalistic allegoryTranslated by Michoel Rotenfeld Set in Ukraine and Crimea, this unique autobiography offers a fascinating, detailed picture of life in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Tsarist Russia. Goldenshteyn (1848 1930), a traditional Jew who was orphaned as a young boy, is a master storyteller. Folksy, funny, streetwise, and self confident, he is a keen observer of nineteenth century Eastern Europe, both Jewish and non Jewish. His accounts are vivid