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We’re Laughing Our Heads Off
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We’re laughing our heads off: None of us wears a top-hat We just go around with heads—or without heads— But the Rabbi of Uman Holds up a mirror to the sun. We laugh our heads off When a gang comes…

Contributor:

Leyb Kvitko

Places:

Kyiv, USSR (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1923

Subjects:

Rabbis, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism, Violence, Hasidism

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
The Tale of a Rabbi and His Only Son
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Once there was a rabbi who had no children. Finally, he had an only son. He raised him and married him off. The son used to sit in an attic room and study in the manner of rich men and he always…

Contributor:

Nachman of Bratslav

Places:

Bratslav, Russian Empire (Bratslav, Ukraine)

Date:

1815

Subjects:

Parenthood, Rabbis, Hasidism, Piety, Pilgrimage

Categories:

Literature, Fiction, Parables
A Story about a Rabbi, Followed by a Letter (in Kol mevaser)
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One of the most important things that the government has introduced in Russia to improve education among Jews is the decree that each community must choose a…

Contributor:

Berish Rozenblum, Menashe Margolis

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1864

Subjects:

Scholarship, Rabbis, Community, Education, Yiddish

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts