# Jew — Short Fiction character guide

> Jew in Short Fiction by Nikolai Gogol.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0012-taras-bulba

## Who they are

A Jewish merchant who appears briefly in Taras Bulba.

## Relationships

### [Taras Bulba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/taras_bulba)

_rivalry_

The Jew is often a figure of conflict and contempt for Taras Bulba, representing an adversarial ethnic and religious tension.

### [Yankel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/yankel)

_friendship_

Yankel is a Jewish innkeeper and friend to Taras Bulba, often acting as a mediator between Jews and Cossacks.

### [Taras Bulba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/taras_bulba)

_rivalry_

The Jew is often a figure of conflict and contempt for Taras Bulba, representing an adversarial ethnic and religious tension.

### [Taras Bulba](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/taras_bulba)

_rivalry_

The Jew is often a figure of conflict and contempt for Taras Bulba, representing an adversarial ethnic and religious tension.

### [Yankel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/yankel)

_friendship_

Yankel is a Jewish innkeeper and friend to Taras Bulba, often acting as a mediator between Jews and Cossacks.

### [Yankel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/characters/yankel)

_friendship_

Yankel is a Jewish innkeeper and friend to Taras Bulba, often acting as a mediator between Jews and Cossacks.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_40_se/chapters/i)

The Jewish innkeeper at the alehouse who serves sausages to the Cossacks.

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