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At the Yiddish Wedding Jubilee
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Sheet music for “At the Yiddish Wedding Jubilee,” a song popularized by Sophie Tucker (ca. 1884–1966). Born Sophia Kalish in Tulchyn (today in Ukraine), Sophie Tucker immigrated to the United States…

Contributor:

Jack Glogau, Joe McCarthy, Al Piantadosi

Places:

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

Date:

1914

Subjects:

Art, Music, Jewish languages, Yiddish, Modernity, Performing arts

Categories:

Performing Arts, Music
Page with English title and photograph of woman in dress, next to drawings of three baby-like figures, one in dress, one in suit, and one with beard and hat.
Unemployed Yiddish Writers
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The writers of the radical press (also) have the full right to life, to be free, and to seek their fortune in—a bread line.

Contributor:

Der Tunkeler

Places:

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

Date:

1909

Subjects:

Poverty, Economic life, Cities, Writing, Modernity, Music

Categories:

Print & book culture, Music
Drawing of men, wearing hats, standing in a line. Yiddish text appears above and below them.
The Great Sea Misfortune of the Titanic
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A terrible calamity on the great ocean Happened to the ship Titanic at night It crashed hard into an iceberg Suddenly the ship began to sink, The strongest, best ship in the world, Carrying thousands…

Contributor:

Yehoshue Rayzner

Places:

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

Date:

1913

Subjects:

Class, Modernity, Migration, Technology, Death, Music, Performing arts, Poetry

Categories:

Performing Arts, Popular Poetry, Music