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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.
The Journey of the Holy Man Abou Naddara Zarqa from Cairo the Victorious to Paris the Glorious
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A Conversation between Abou Khalil and Abou Naddara Zarqa at Café Riche, Boulevard des Italiens, on the Night of the 14th of July 1878, Paris[ . . . ] Abou Khalil:Good Lord, I’ve missed your banter…

Contributor:

James Sanua

Places:

Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)

Date:

1878

Subjects:

Scholarship, Travel, Mizrahi, Community, Arabic

Categories:

History, Historical Writing, Literature, Journalism, Firsthand Accounts