A Study of Folktales told by Hasidic Women

FAIN: GY-*1351-79

Trustees of Hampshire College (Amherst, MA 01002-3359)
Lisa Mack (Project Director: May 1979 to October 1990)

Supports a study of the stories and legends told by contemporary Hasidic Jewish women, and of the significance of these stories in maintaining the Hasidic way of life.

To analyze the contemporary Hasidic woman through her stories and legends. Theproject director will work among the Satmarer Hasidic community in Monroe, New York.