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After finishing the letter, Elisheva handed it back to Hogeh and gracefully added: “Would that letters such as this might appear more often in our literature! For only such refinement of language will…
Contributor:
Abraham Mapu
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1857–1864
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Within a few weeks the season arrived for merry walks in the marvelous woods, gay boat rides on the river, poetic campfires beneath dark, satiny skies, boisterous breachings of the silence of the…
Contributor:
Uri Nisan Gnessin
Places:
Russian Empire (Lithuania, Lithuania)
Date:
1905
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Azrikam grew in his father’s house like a thorn, becoming uglier as he grew. Tamar, however, grew more beautiful day by day. The contrast between these two children was not only noticeable in their…
Contributor:
Abraham Mapu
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1853
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In short, in addition to being affluent, our Reb Hoshea Heffler was also steeped in the holy books. He was a traditional Jew, who could not abide the maskilim, the enlightened ones. He always used to…
Contributor:
Isaac Meyer Dik
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1865
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I know a town in White Russia [Belarus] on the River Dnieper. Its name is Shklov. I was born there, went to heder there, which is why I know it so well.The flame of life burns calmly there. Nobody…
Contributor:
Zalman Shneour
Places:
Vilna, Second Polish Republic (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1929
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In the year 5594 (1834) it was the Ninth of Av, the holy day commemorating the Destruction of the Temple. In the morning, when the worshipers were lamenting at the…
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Isaac Meyer Dik
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1868
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This morning I met Vaclav on the street.
“God himself has arranged our meeting,” he continued after the usual greetings and inquiries about health. “Walking here, I thought of you.”
“Might I be able…
Contributor:
Lev Levanda
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1871–1873