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Forverts Excursion and Raffle
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The heading of this advertisement for an “excursion” offered by the Yiddish daily newspaper Forverts reads: “From where are you a landsman?” (i.e., What town did you come from in the old county?). It…

Contributor:

The Forward

Places:

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

Date:

1898

Subjects:

Travel, Leisure, Cities, Migration, Jewish identity

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Print & Book Culture, Journalism
Printed page of Yiddish text with image of boat on top and decorated margins.
Who Is Vildman the Wrestler?
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Among the wrestlers competing in the current tournament in the Panorama [Building] on Karowa Street, fighting for the 1912 Polish Championship, is a Jew called Vildman.He has become quite famous, in…

Contributor:

Menachem Kipnis

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1912

Subjects:

Sports, Writing, Leisure, Jewish identity, Community

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Journalism