Porke no? (Can a Sephardic-Ashkenazic Romance Survive? A Russian Jewish Woman in New York Seeks Advice)
Clara
1916
To the editor of La Bos del Pueblo:
I am a Jewish girl born in Russia who came to America eight years ago. Although I am not remarkably well-educated, I have always wanted to marry a well-educated boy of the Jewish faith.
One of my girlfriends took me to the Oriental ball organized by La Bos del Pueblo, where I met a boy named Jack. . . .
At first…
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