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Wrongly attributed to a single writer, Judah Chassid, the "Book of the Pious" was really the combined product of the Jewish spirit in the thirteenth century.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

Again the eyes of the first Chassid dilated dangerously.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

"Through the sons, of course," said the young Chassid.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

Chayyim Malach, Judah Chassid, and other Galician mystics, in the second decade of the eighteenth century brought down upon themselves a rabbinical decree of excommunication.

From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)

The goitred Chassid opened his lips and added, "If not now, when? as Hillel asked."

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel