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The Hermit
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[Vocabulary list in (from right to left) Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian, with notes in French and English]CavernAntreПещераהאֶהלעמעְרָָהTo miss(the aim)ManquerНе пѳпадатьвъ цвль,פערפעהלעןפעהל שיעסעןהחַט…

Contributor:

Israel Ḥayim Taviov

Places:

Riga, Russian Empire (Riga, Latvia)

Date:

1896

Subjects:

Jewish languages, Israel/Israelis, Prayer, Charity, Ethics

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature
Süss Oppenheimer, a Jewish Tale
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Chapter 19 When Süss returned to his prison cell, he found his uncle waiting for him. In tears he fell into the arms of the dignified old man and told him everything that had happened to him. Rabbi…

Contributor:

Marcus Lehmann

Places:

Mainz, Germany

Date:

1897

Subjects:

Conversion, Christian-Jewish relations, Prayer, Death, Sin

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature
In Which World?
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A choked wail . . . Mama paces around the narrow room as though asking for something, her hands grasping her head and striking her heart, and with sobs caught in her throat, she calls out:“Woe unto me…

Contributor:

Dvora Baron

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Children, Family, Death, Prayer, Mourning

Categories:

Literature, Children & Young Adult Literature
From Two Jewish Questioners
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Contributor:

Clara Asscher-Pinkhof, Leo Pinkhof

Places:

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date:

1918

Subjects:

Children, Sabbath, Family, Prayer, Adolescence

Categories:

Literature, Religion & Theology, Children & Young Adult Literature
Illustration with Dutch title and image in center of boy wearing prayer shawl flanked by a Star of David in a circle on either side.