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The Many Incarnations of Moroccan Jewish Folklore’s Comic Sage
Seha might have fit in in Chelm.
A simultaneously wise and foolish folk hero whose humorous adventures tend to satirize figures of authority? To an Ashkenazi Jew, this might sound like one of the wise men of Chelm or the tales of Hershele of Ostropol. To a Moroccan Jew, it is an apt description of the folkloric character named Seha. Marc Eliany, who has recently published a book of these tales, writes:
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The Many Incarnations of Moroccan Jewish Folklore’s Comic Sage
Seha might have fit in in Chelm.