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The History of Borsszem Janko (Johnny Peppercorn)
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I was lying in bed sick when, on January 5th, 1868, the first issue came out. Understandably, the party line and the competition tried to alienate from me János Jankó, the illustrator of the…

Contributor:

Adolf Ágai

Places:

Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Budapest, Hungary)

Date:

1887

Subjects:

Humor, Politics, Artists, Satire, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Journalism
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The Quarrel between Hebrew and Yiddish
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Hebrew:Woe be to me, in my old age,That it should have to come to this:That I stand in judgment hereWith a shameless servant girlAnd her vulgar band of friends.No one knows me anymore!Yiddish:Oh…

Contributor:

Di bin (The Bee)

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

ca. 1906

Subjects:

Language and linguistics, Jewish languages, Satire, Yiddish

Categories:

Political Culture, Journalism, Humor & Satire