The gold diggers by Sholem Aleichem. Short summary

5 seconds

The main characters were members of a poor family who lived in Kasrilovka. The husband was an excellent actor, while the wife baked delicious pastries. The holiday of Purim was the only day of the year when the family managed to earn good money.

1 minute

The national holiday of the Jews, Purim, represented the only day of the year when the main character’s family could earn decent finances.

The main man in the family was a middleman named Naftole. He knew the intricacies of his job, but the catch was that there were so many brokers in Kasrilovka. The man earned most of his annual income during Purim celebrations, when performances were shown to the general public — Naftole was a talented artist.

Rivele, the spouse of the aforementioned strongman, made excellent quality pastries — such pastries were popular even in a city as large as Yegupetz. Like her husband, the woman made most of her profits during the described Jewish holiday.