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The Grand Inquisitor

Story Stats

Rating: 5
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 2
Categories: Folk Tale

Author

Steve Zeitlin
Nina Jaffe

Appeared in

While Standing on One Foot.

Story Summary

The Grand Inquisitor of Seville decides to blame the Jews for a crime recently committed. Using a small deceit he is sure that he will convict Rabbi Pinkhes, but the Rabbi bests him at his own game winning his own acquittal.