Jiří Langer: Die neun Tore. Geheimnisse der Chassidim

Translation: Kristina Kallert

Barely anybody knows Hasidic Jews better than Jiří Langer. He used to at the very heart of their society and is therefore best equipped to bring to the light some intriguing pieces of information about this fascinating world based on his personal experience. The work Die Neun Tore, published in 1937 for the first time, is an authentic documentary of the Jewish intellectual history. It tells a story of the Hasidic Jews from Eastern Europe and their interpretation of the holy script, teaching and humor, which all together epitomize the bridge between the East and the West.