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It is written: All the men of Israel . . . knit together as one man (Judg. 20:11). Just as one man is composed of many limbs, and when they become separated it affects the heart…
Contributor:
Shneur Zalman of Liady
Places:
Liozna, Russian Empire
(Lyozna, Belarus)
Date:
Late 18th–early 19th century
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The Great Synagogue of Slonim was one of the prominent synagogues of the region, a testament to the prosperity and status of the town’s Jewish community. Today, it is the best-preserved synagogue in…
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Slonim, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Slonim, Belarus)
Date:
1635–1642
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Marc Chagall
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Vitebsk, Russian Empire
(Vitebsk, Belarus)
Date:
1914
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The Zionist movement in Pinsk expanded and developed, and some of the best [local] activists concentrated their efforts there. Activities, such as lectures, debates, and the sale of Shekels and Jewish…
Contributor:
Ḥayah Weizmann-Lichtenstein
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Pinsk, Russian Empire
(Pinsk, Belarus)
Date:
1904
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The People’s Art College in Vitebsk, fulfilling the needs of the whole Western Land, is a ripe necessity, especially since our Revolutionary time compels us with unusual force to undertake the…
Contributor:
Marc Chagall
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Vitebsk, Russian Empire
(Vitebsk, Belarus)
Date:
1918
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This graphic depiction of the Passover song “Had Gadya” (“Tale of a Goat”) juxtaposes the collective memory of the exodus from Egypt with Soviet revolutionary art and politics.
Contributor:
El Lissitzky
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Vitebsk, Russian SFSR
(Vitebsk, Belarus)
Date:
1919
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Some decades ago Jewish badkhonim-actors [jesters] were still a very common phenomenon. Most of the time the badkhn was not only an entertainer improvising rhymes and funny sayings, but…
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Dov Ber Slutsky
Date:
1936
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Our study examines the changes that took place in the size of the Jewish population of Belorussia over the last three decades, based on data provided by two censuses: the general…
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Hillel Alexandrov
Date:
1928
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Who cares if eternity won’t know me,
if no one ever watches my footsteps—
but now, right now, when hearts are burning,
I come with fists in my song.
Of course I’d like to sing myself away,
to cry…
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Izi Charik
Date:
1930
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Our dear brethren, Children of Israel, perhaps the time has now come to repair the breaches in our ranks; let us return to uphold the Torah of the Almighty with all our strength. Who will be the…
Contributor:
Ḥayim of Volozhin
Places:
Volozhin, Russian Empire
(Valozhyn, Belarus)
Date:
1803