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Founded in 1897 in New York City, the democratic socialist Yiddish daily Forverts quickly became the most popular Jewish newspaper in the United States (and the most widely circulated non-English…
Contributor:
George Boehm
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1912
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With this number, Di yugend passes into new hands—the hands of its writers.
It is no secret that Yiddish writers, especially young Yiddish writers—and most of the contributors to this monthly journal…
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Unknown
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1908
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Warrenton, North Carolina
U.S. of America
August 7th, 1815
A young American lady who has long felt towards Miss Edgeworth those sentiments of respect and admiration which superior talents exerted in…
Contributor:
Rachel Mordecai Lazarus
Places:
Warrenton, United States of America
Date:
1815
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Dear Friend,You asked me in your last letter to write about America, what kind of country it is and what life is like here. I had to smile as I read your words. [ . . . ]In order to describe America…
Contributor:
Shomer (Nokhem Meir Shaykevitch)
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New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1895–1905
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Many Jews in America owe their spiritual-intellectual development to the progressive Yiddish-language periodicals that are published here. But the existing progressive Yiddish-language periodicals are…
Contributor:
Alexander Harkavy
Places:
New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1897