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Editorial Statement of Der nayer gayst
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Many Jews in America owe their spiritual-intellectual development to the progressive Yiddish-language periodicals that are published here. But the existing progressive Yiddish-language periodicals are…

Contributor:

Alexander Harkavy

Places:

New York City, United States of America (New York, United States of America)

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Yiddish, Politics, Education, Writing

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
Yiddish Lectures in Philadelphia
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I want, at the request of the Arbeter Ring’s National Education Committee, to give a brief overview of the lectures we have arranged this season. It is true that we haven’t had the opportunity to…

Contributor:

A. Feynman

Places:

Philadelphia, United States of America

Date:

1916

Subjects:

Yiddish, Education, Class, Scholarship, Communal organizations

Categories:

Literature, Reportage
Printers’ Preface: Yiddish Translation of Sefer magishe minḥah
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With God’s help, we undertook to print the Torah, prophets, and writings with the commentary by Rashi, of blessed memory, and also with a Yiddish commentary, to understand the simple verse as it…

Contributor:

Menaḥem Man Amelander, Eliezer Soesman (Zusman) Rudelsum

Places:

Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Date:

1725

Subjects:

Jewish languages, Yiddish, Bible, Midrash, Torah study

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
All of the Books That Have Arrived at the Editor’s Desk
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    Future [Tsukunft], first compilation. Published by Tsukunft, St. Petersburg (1913). Ben-Ami, Big Fayvl and Little Fayvl (a short story). Published by Far undzere kinder…

Contributor:

Boris Kletzkin

Places:

Vilna, Russian Empire (Vilnius, Lithuania)

Date:

1913

Subjects:

Writing, Yiddish, Jewish languages, Poetry

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Reportage, Lists & Catalogues