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Precisely in the case of a new and difficult question like “Jewish folk-music,” [ . . . ] it is necessary to establish as much as possible [its] specific, objective characteristics . . . You make fun…

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Joel Engel

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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1901

Subjects:

Polemics, Music, Jewish identity, Writing

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Political Culture, Responsa

Feuilleton: On Varshavsky’s Jewish Folk Songs

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What do we call folk songs? Of course, these are the songs sung by the people. The songs can either come from unknown authors of the ancient, forgotten past . . . or these can be recently written…

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Joel Engel

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1901

Subjects:

Polemics, Music, Jewish identity, Dance, Writing

Categories:

Political Culture, Responsa

Ohale Ya‘akov (The Tents of Jacob): On a Betrothal

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Question: The following incident occurred: The gentlemen, R. Abraham Vidal, may he rest in peace, was married to the modest lady, Estrella, sister of the fine young man, R. David Pinto, may God…

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Jacob Castro

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

End of the 16th Century

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Marriage, Justice system, Betrothal, Family, Writing

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Religion & Theology, Law, Responsa

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