Saturday, February 9, 2013

Character Breakdown

In order of appearance:

CHONEN, a former yeshiva (an orthodox Jewish college) student, now a rabbi, who has returned to Brinnitz, Poland

THE THREE BATLONIM, or idlers, who are employed by the community to hang out at the synagogue to fill out a minyan (a group of ten adult men needed to pray) when necessary

THE MESSENGER

MAYER, the shammes (beadle) of the Brinnitz synagoge

OLD WOMAN, named Channa-Esther, whose daughter is dying

HENECH, a yeshiva student, a friend of Chonen

FRADDE, Leah's old nurse

LEAH, the daughter of Sender of Brinnitz

GITL, Leah's friend

SIX OR SEVEN YESHIVA STUDENTS, studying late in the Brinnitz synagogue

SENDER OF BRINNITZ, a wealthy man, follower of Rabbi Azriel of Miropol, Poland

TWO OR THREE WEALTHY FRIENDS OF SENDER

FOUR BEGGARS

A POOR WOMAN WITH A BABY

A DISABLED WOMAN

A VERY HOMELY MAN

A VERY OLD POOR WOMAN

BESSYE, Leah's Friend

NACHMAN, father of the bridegroom

RABBI MENDL, teacher of the bridegroom

MENASHE, the bridegroom

MRS. NACHMAN, MENASHE'S AUNTS and UNCLES and COUSINS

A TALL PALE WOMAN

THREE PASSENGERS

RABBI AZRIEL OF MIROPOL, a great Chasidic rabbi, a tzaddik (a righteous man)

MICHL, the gabbe (manager) of Rabbi Azriel

THE SCRIBE, Azriel's court's recording secretary

RABBI SHIMSHIN, the Chief Rabbi of Miropol

THREE CHASIDS, all followers of Rabbi Azriel of Miropol

TWO RABBINICAL JUDGES

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