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A Call to Collect Jewish Folk Songs
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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…

Contributor:

Shaul Ginsburg, Peysakh Marek

Places:

Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)

Date:

1898

Subjects:

Music, Folklore, Jewish identity, Community, Dance

Categories:

Political Culture, Science & Philosophy, History
The Cursed Well
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Even though the town has a well right in the middle of the marketplace, many of its finest people use river water that they have to carry from the edge of the town half a mile away. The river water is…

Contributor:

Y. L. Peretz

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1899

Subjects:

Cities, Folklore, Community, Children, Jewish identity

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Jewish Jokes, Parables, and Stories
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Humor—is a Jewish thing. What Jew doesn’t enjoy listening to a nice story, parable, or witticism? When is a Jew indisposed to joking around? Not due to great luxury, God forbid, but on the contrary…

Contributor:

Sholem Aleichem

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1892

Subjects:

Humor, Folklore, Jewish identity, Community

Categories:

Literature, Humor & Satire