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“Good morning, Master of the universe!
I, Levi-Yitzchok of Berdytschev, have come to hold
Judgment with You concerning Your people Israel.
What have You against Israel?
Why have you imposed…
Contributor:
Levi Isaac of Berdichev
Places:
Berdyczów, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Berdychiv, Ukraine)
Date:
ca. 1790
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Daniel [Puts his hand on his forehead and thinks for a while]:The hours of the murderous Babylonian Empire are numbered; Nebuchadnezzar’s wicked family will soon be eradicated. Koresh, the Persian…
Contributor:
Moses Leib Lilienblum
Places:
Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1887
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Some decades ago Jewish badkhonim-actors [jesters] were still a very common phenomenon. Most of the time the badkhn was not only an entertainer improvising rhymes and funny sayings, but also an actor…
Contributor:
Dov Ber Slutsky
Places:
Kyiv, USSR (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Date:
1936