March 13, 1970 • Page Image 20
…atilt Peretz and is `If Nbt'IligLite'r' By CANTOR LOUIS KLEIN Yitzhak Leib Peretz, whose "If Not Higher" will be performed at the Bnai Moshe on March 22, was one of the three giants of Yiddish literature. His justly deserved fame derived from a vast double-faceted literary output; for Peretz is as well known for his biting social criticism as he is for his warm tales of Hasidim. The Hasidim—the Pious Ones— the sect of Jews who first appeared ...…

















































