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A Vision of Yemen: An Ashkenazic Visitor
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[ . . . ] [A]n Ashkenazic sage came to Ṣanʿāʾ in the time of Sar Shalom al-ʿIrāqī (d. 1780) . . . and stayed at his house and ate at his table. Fearing for the Ashkenazi’s life, Sar Shalom told him…

Contributor:

Ḥayim Ḥabshūsh

Places:

Sana'a, Ottoman Empire (Sanaa, Yemen)

Date:

1894

Subjects:

Ashkenazi, Jewish identity, Arab-Jewish relations, Antisemitism, Folklore

Categories:

Literature, Reportage, Parables
A Jewish Wedding in South Russia
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Of all festivities celebrated among the Jews in southern Russia, the wedding ceremony has suffered the greatest loss of characteristic elements of folk tradition. Even among the poorest, weddings are…

Contributor:

Samuel Weissenberg

Places:

St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)

Date:

1905

Subjects:

Folklore, Jewish identity, Holidays, Antisemitism, Dowries

Categories:

Science & Philosophy, Reportage