In his recent audio recording, “Buried Treasures—A Storyteller's Journey,” Northern California-based storyteller Joel ben Izzy weaves a warm remembrance of his father into a collection of international tales, from Eastern Europe to L.A. Throughout the comical and soulful tale-spinning journey, Ben Izzy's love for his father, who “taught me how to laugh” and who was “a very rich man” if only “in the world of dreams,” is the connecting thread.
—THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

“BEST OF '96,” EDITOR'S CHOICE—
BOOKLIST MAGAZINE

Stories on this CD:

My Father and Hershel of Ostropol Tales of the famous trickster from The Ukrane, and my dad, from California.

Buried Treasure The story of Yaakov ben Yekel, and his dream of a far away treasure. From Poland and Czechoslovakia.

The Road Back Home A storyteller's story of a story, from Spain and Haiti.

The Nursing Home A personal tale about telling stories for my father, in a nursing home in California.

One Last Hershel Tale