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The Kinah [Lament] in Honor of Those Who Died in the Earthquake
Wail O [professional female] mourners for the suffering of our death.
The earth trembled with the earthquakes. We lost young and old…
Contributor:
Eliezer Farḥi
Places:
New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1909
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Sheet music for “At the Yiddish Wedding Jubilee,” a song popularized by Sophie Tucker (ca. 1884–1966). Born Sophia Kalish in Tulchyn (today in Ukraine), Sophie Tucker immigrated to the United States…
Contributor:
Jack Glogau, Joe McCarthy, Al Piantadosi
Places:
New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)
Date:
1914
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The actor, comedian, and playwright Donat (David) Herrnfeld grew up in the small town of Raab (Győr) in Hungary; his family later moved to Vienna. Donat and his siblings performed and toured early on…
Contributor:
Photographer Unknown
Places:
Germany, Germany
Date:
Early 20th Century