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Anthology of Persian Songs from the Creations of Iranian Jewry
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The acquaintance between the Iranian and Jewish peoples began approximately 2,500 years ago. Historical and linguistic evidence supporting…

Contributor:

Amnon Netser

Places:

Tehran, Iran

Date:

1973

Subjects:

Jewish languages, Arabic, Arab-Jewish relations, Theology, Language and linguistics

Categories:

History, Anthologies, Historical Writing
The Schlemiel as Modern Hero
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[ . . . ] Modern Jewish humor grows from the tension of having to reconcile a belief as absolute as Elijah’s with an experience of failure as absolute as that of the priests of Baal…

Contributor:

Ruth R. Wisse

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Date:

1971

Subjects:

Holocaust, Theology, Humor, Jewish languages, Yiddish

Categories:

Pedagogy & Schooling, History, Historical Writing