Dos Dredel
The Dreidel
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Sholem Aleichem's story commonly titled 'Dos Dredel' (The Dreidel) recounts a narrator's childhood experiences in the cheder, focusing on friendships, schoolroom rituals, and small acts of deception.
Written from an adult recollecting childhood, the tale juxtaposes boyhood lore with adult reflections on social class and memory.
The narrative culminates in a revelation about a rigged dreidel game, using a specific childhood episode to comment on broader patterns of exploitation and power.
Udel uses this story to illustrate the cheder as a heterotopic space that reveals societal hierarchies and moral lessons embedded in children's cultures.
Written from an adult recollecting childhood, the tale juxtaposes boyhood lore with adult reflections on social class and memory.
The narrative culminates in a revelation about a rigged dreidel game, using a specific childhood episode to comment on broader patterns of exploitation and power.
Udel uses this story to illustrate the cheder as a heterotopic space that reveals societal hierarchies and moral lessons embedded in children's cultures.
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Miriam Udel
Yiddish Children’s Literature and Jewish Modernity: A Conversation with Miriam Udel
