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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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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…
Contributor:
Mordechai Aaron Gintsburg
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1863
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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…
Contributor:
Isaac Meyer Dik
Places:
Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)
Date:
1868