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God be praised, it is now a year since we began printing our supplement to Ha-melits, the Kol mevaser, the world’s first newspaper in plain Yiddish. At first, many people ridiculed us, but time has…
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Alexander Zederbaum
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Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)
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1863
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When Berdichev, that famous commercial city, began, in the last few years, to fall from its high estate and the number of newly impoverished but respectable inhabitants kept increasing, I started to…
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Sholem Yankev Abramovitsh (Mendele Mokher Sforim)
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Russian Empire (Volhynia, Ukraine)
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1865
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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…
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James Sanua
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Cairo, Ottoman Empire (Cairo, Egypt)
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1878
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They [the hasidim] study Kabbalah and Talmud diligently and successfully, and consequently they have among them excellent Talmud scholars. They also comprise three groups, each of them under one chief…
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Bonaventura Mayer
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Regensburg, German Confederation (Regensburg, Germany)
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1842
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I will describe only a little of the suffering undergone by the exiles, some of whom entered the kingdom of Fez by the grace of the great king, one of the righteous men of the nations of the world…
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Abraham Ardutiel
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Fez, Morocco (Fes, Morocco)
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1510
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On the 4th of Sivan 5315 [June 3, 1555], after the death of Pope Marcellus [of] La Marche, whose name will be well remembered, though he reigned only twenty-three days, he gave great redemption to…
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Benjamin Nehemiah ben Elnatan
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Civitanova, Papal States (Civitanova Marche, Italy)
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1559–1562
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I have found written in the handwriting of the sage, our master, the crown and glory that rests upon our heads, the perfect sage and excellent judge, who is modest and happy in all his affairs. His…
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Ibn Danan Family
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Fez, Morocco (Fes, Morocco)
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1616
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Thus spoke David, son of Isaac, son of Eliezer, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Menahem, son of Isaac, son of Obadiah, son of Isaac—known as “the wealthy one”—son of Elijah, known as “the holy…
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David de Pomis
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Venice, Venice (Venice, Italy)
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1587
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The leader and the soul of Iskra was Lenin. And although he was surrounded by a group of brilliant writers and first-class leaders (indeed, all enjoyed equal rights in a…
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Vladimir Medem
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New York City, United States of America
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1923
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Paris, Tuesday, May 25, 1926, half past three in the afternoon. The car in which I had suddenly found myself honked and barely managed to drive through the dense throng, with people screaming on all…
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Sholem Schwartzbard
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Berchères La Maingot, France (Berchères-la-Maingot, France)
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1933