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The new Rabbi pleased everybody, because he was beyond all doubt a righteous man. I was then a boy of twelve. My father received two letters from Rabbi Yukel on the subject of a good match for me in…
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Ber of Bolechów
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Bolechow, Habsburg Empire (Bolekhiv, Ukraine)
Date:
ca. 1790–1800
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There were two reasons why Di Yunge chose to carry on by themselves in a separate cafe. One was purely financial. The coffeehouse on Division Street was too dear for young writers, most of whom either…
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New York, United States of America
Date:
1954
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One day I came back from my synagogue and sat down in my room to take breakfast—a bowl of milk and some bread, instead of the compote juice and butter cake that had been my customary…
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Mordechai Aaron Gintsburg
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Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1863
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To satisfy your doubt concerning my signature, I have to tell you, in all philosophical frankness, that I was born with a burning desire and the greatest curiosity to know, more as a way to get to…
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Joseph Attias
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Livorno, Kingdom of Italy (Livorno, Italy)
Date:
1733
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My parents had been married for five years when I was born, the second child after my sister, and, as far back as I can remember, I never heard them quarreling. It is possible that they…
Contributor:
Sasson Somekh
Places:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Date:
2003