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A peasant was transporting a large cart of hay. He had to pass through a low gateway, but the cart couldn’t pass under it. People advised the peasant to wear glasses with magnifying lenses, so that…
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S. Beilin
Places:
Russian Empire (Russia)
Date:
Second Half of the 19th Century
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Of all festivities celebrated among the Jews in southern Russia, the wedding ceremony has suffered the greatest loss of characteristic elements of folk tradition. Even among the poorest, weddings are…
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Samuel Weissenberg
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1905
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Head of a Young Jew, Natan Altman’s most famous sculpture, is an expression of his desire to set a new, modern course for Jewish art. The asymmetrical sculpture, a combination of bronze, copper, and…
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Natan Altman
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St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1916
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There is no need to provide evidence concerning the great value of folk songs when one wishes to study the history of a people—any people—and all it has undergone. Alongside the history books of each…
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Shaul Ginsburg, Peysakh Marek
Places:
Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)
Date:
1898