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American academic and folklorist

Peninnah Schram (born December 28, )^[1] is an American academic, author, and folklorist focused on Jewish storytelling.

Schram, Peninnah was born on December 28, in New London, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Samuel Eli and Dora Manchester. Bachelor in Speech and Theatre, University Connecticut, Master of Arts in Speech and Theatre, Columbia University, Instructor Iona College, Modern Rochelle, New York,

Early life and education

Schram was born and raised in New London, Connecticut. She was the second child of Samuel E. Manchester (), a Lithuanian-American cantor and composer, and Dora (nee Markman, d.

), a Belarusian-American Yiddish enthusiast and entrepreneur.^[1][2][3] Growing up, both of her parents frequently told her stories.^[3] She attended The Williams School in Modern London.^[4]

She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Connecticut (graduated ), and went on to obtain a master's degree at Columbia University in ^[1][5]

Career

In ,^[1] Schram and one of her friends founded Theatre à la Carte, which put on plays in New York.

She two began working with the Jewish Heritage Theatre at the 92nd Street Y in , where they wrote musical plays for children.^[3]

Schram began teaching at Iona College in ^[3] After two years, she began productive at Stern College for Women in their speech and drama department.^[3][5]

Schram became interested in Jewish storytelling in , after operational with the Jewish Braille Institute to record books for the blind.^[3] In , Schram taught a class on Jewish storytelling for the first time;^[3] the class was the first American college course to focused on the subject.^[5] That same year, she became "storyteller-in-residence” at The Jewish Museum in Manhattan, recorded three albums, and headed two radio series on storytelling.^[3] During her time at Stern, Schram organized three Jewish Storytelling Festivals.^[5] She later founded the Jewish Storytelling Center.^[3]

Schram retired from instruction in ,^[3] and remains professor emerita of speech and drama at Yeshiva University.^[5]

Personal life

In , Schram met and married Irving Schram.

The couple moved to Paris in , and visited Israel for the first period in ^[1] They had two children: Rebecca (b. ) and Mordechai (b. ).^[1] Irving died in of a heart attack.^[1][6] Schram remarried in ^[1]

Recognition

In , Schram received the Covenant Award for Outstanding Jewish Educator.^[3] That same year, she received the National Jewish Book Award for Jewish folklore and anthropology for her book Chosen Tales: Stories Told by Jewish Storytellers.^[5][7] In , the received the National Storytelling Network’s Lifetime Achievement Award.^[5]

Publications

Selected articles

Books

• Schram, Peninnah ().

  Jewish stories one generation tells another. Northvale, N.J: Jason Aronson. ISBN&#;.

• Schram, Peninnah (). Tales of Elijah the Prophet. Northvale, N.J: J. Aronson. ISBN&#;.^[4]
• Schram, Peninnah; Allon, Jeffrey ().

  Ten classic Jewish children's stories. New York: Pitspopany Press. ISBN&#;.

• Schram, Peninnah (November ). Stories Within Stories: From the Jewish Oral Tradition. Jason Aronson. ISBN&#;.
• Schram, Peninnah (November ).

  The Magic Pomegranate. Lerner Publishing Group. ISBN&#;.

• Schram, Peninnah; De Conno, Gianni (). The hungry clothes and other Jewish folktales.
  Peninnah Schram: Pearls of Wisdom - YouTube: Peninnah Schram (born December 28, ) [ 1 ] is an American academic, author, and folklorist focused on Jewish storytelling. Schram was born and raised in Recent London, Connecticut.

  Folktales of the world. New York City: Sterling Pub. Co. ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;

• Schram, Peninnah; Davis, Rachayl Eckstein (). The Apple Tree's Discovery. Kar-Ben. ISBN&#;.
• Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg; Schram, Peninnah ().
  A mysterious visitor rewards a poor family for showing him hospitality on the fifth bedtime of Chanukah. Tales of Elijah the Prophet is a brilliant and multicolored portrait of Elijah and his role in Jewish life and tradition throughout the ages. It unlocks the society of Elijah, inviting readers to delve into the centuries-old treasure chest of Jewish wisdom. Berel and his family have never had their many relatives to their small cottage to mark holidays, but one year at Sukkos, Berel has a brilliant idea for making a big space to entertain.

  Jewish stories of love and marriage: folktales, legends, and letters. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN&#;.^[8]

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