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In the mid-1890s some socialist circles already existed among Jewish workers. The primary proponents of socialist democratic propaganda were first and foremost Jewish workers. In 1897, proclamations…
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David Zaslavsky
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1921
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The time has come for me to touch upon the people of the Vilna leadership. When Iosif Mil was away and I joined it, the acknowledged leader was my acquaintance A[rkady] Kremer (“Aleksandr”). His…
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Julius Martov
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Berlin, Weimar Republic
(Berlin, Germany)
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1922
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From the pioneer “intelligentsia” who lived in Vilna at the time, we must note Iulii Tsederbaum-Martov (people called him “Aleksey with the limp”), Arkadii Kremer (Aleksandr), Pati Srednitskaia (she…
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Beinish Michalevich
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Warsaw, Second Polish Republic
(Warsaw, Poland)
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1921
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The months of which I am about to write are probably amongst the most painful in my whole life; I interrupted my work on the book for a long time trying to summon up the courage to embark on this…
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Ilya Ehrenburg
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1966
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[ . . . ] In the summer of 1903 I traveled to Russia, where I was to meet with the heads of the socialist revolutionary groups in various cities in south Russia and on the Volga…
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Menahem Mendel Rosenbaum
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New York City, United States of America
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1921–1924
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In the year 1885—when I was nine years old—I started working. My first job was in a little candy factory, where a few girls worked. I used to work a lot: 14–15 hours per day. My pay was 25 kopecks per…
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Khanke Kopeliovitch
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1929
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[ . . . ] In time, I lost my shyness. I became a “big shot” in one of the Am Olam groups. In our debates it became clear to me that it was still a beautiful idea to start colonies in which we…
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Abraham Cahan
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New York City, United States of America
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1926
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The leader and the soul of Iskra was Lenin. And although he was surrounded by a group of brilliant writers and first-class leaders (indeed, all enjoyed equal rights in a…
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Vladimir Medem
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New York City, United States of America
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1923