Summary of Yehuda Koren & Eilat Negev's In Our Hearts We Were Giants

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#1 The story of Roza Rozalina, a Romanian legend, is told at the festival of Roza Rozalina every August. In this same village, a real dwarf was born in 1868. He was the third pregnancy for Frieda Ovitz, and having already given birth to a healthy daughter and son, she was distressed to discover that her baby had stopped moving inside her.

#2 The Jewish community in Transylvania had a tradition of blessing those who were deformed, as a way of overcoming the initial repulsion and making the deformed person equal to everyone else. But Shimshon Eizik was upset to learn that Judaism tended to exalt those blessed with a perfect body.

#3 Shimshon Eizik Ovitz was a rabbi who was searching for a bride. He chose Brana Fruchter, from the nearby village of Moisei. The wedding was a huge event that called for perfection: opulent food, impeccable service, the finest tableware, and ravishing clothes.

#4 Ovitz would book himself months in advance for weddings. He would write songs and ditties based on the family histories, rumors, and gossip he had gathered. He would then make the bride and her all-female entourage laugh with his verses.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 14, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822519183

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Insights on Yehuda Koren & Eilat Negev's In Our Hearts We Were Giants

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The story of Roza Rozalina, a Romanian legend, is told at the festival of Roza Rozalina every August. In this same village, a real dwarf was born in 1868. He was the third pregnancy for Frieda Ovitz, and having already given birth to a healthy daughter and son, she was distressed to discover that her baby had stopped moving inside her.

#2

The Jewish community in Transylvania had a tradition of blessing those who were deformed, as a way of overcoming the initial repulsion and making the deformed person equal to everyone else. But Shimshon Eizik was upset to learn that Judaism tended to exalt those blessed with a perfect body.

#3

Shimshon Eizik Ovitz was a rabbi who was searching for a bride. He chose Brana Fruchter, from the nearby village of Moisei. The wedding was a huge event that called for perfection: opulent food, impeccable service, the finest tableware, and ravishing clothes.

#4

Ovitz would book himself months in advance for weddings. He would write songs and ditties based on the family histories, rumors, and gossip he had gathered. He would then make the bride and her all-female entourage laugh with his verses.

#5

Ovitz was a jester at the wedding. He would entertain his audience with puns and limericks based on familiar quotes from Talmudic thought. He would gauge the mood of the wedding guests and tell the orchestra what tunes to play. He kept spirits high and the revelry going nonstop until the early hours of the morning.

#6

Ovitz was a famous healer who gained popularity in Maramures County. He was also famous for adding amulets, spells, and charms to his repertoire. He would lay hands