shtetl

Joke: A poor Jew lived in the shtetl in 19th century Russia. A Cossack comes up to him on horseback.

'''笑话一则'''：一位穷苦的犹太人住在19世纪俄国的犹太村庄里，这天，一位骑着马的哥萨克骑兵来到他的身边。

His works deal with the conflict between the traditional Jewish life and language and the modern world.They also attempt to recapture the fading traditions of the European shtetl (village).

他的作品体现了传统犹太生活和语言与现代世界的矛盾、试图再现正在消失的欧洲乡村传统文化。

shtetl

n.(尤指第二次世界大战前东欧的)犹太人小村(或小镇) (复)shtetls或shtetlach