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Hillel the Babylonian, the important teacher of Israel, was poor and needy, and his daily income consisted of half a zuz. One half of this he used for food, the other half he…
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Mikhah Yosef Berdyczewski
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1916
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At the Realschule fathers and mothers were lined up in single file in the director’s room. Parents who took the occasion very seriously appeared in couples with their young hopefuls. The director…
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Lajos Hatvany
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Budapest, Hungary
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1927
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However modestly my parents lived in the country, however little I was used to luxury and every comfort, at least at home I was used to cleanliness and order…
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Grigory Bogrov
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Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1863
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There was a boy, Raphael, and a girl, Judith. The latter gave promise of great beauty. Both received a careful education, in accordance with the requirements of the age, from a tutor, one Herr…
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Karl Emil Franzos
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Berlin, Germany
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1891
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The heder was in the basement. It was a dark, damp room with a low ceiling. There were two windows on the ground level. In the middle of the room, there was a long wooden table covered with books, two…
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Doiv Ber Levin
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Petrograd, USSR (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1932