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The Crisis of Jewish Colonization in Argentina
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Published after his visit to the Jewish Colonization Association colonies in Argentina in 1908, Chasanowitch’s report is a scathing critique of the administration’s treatment of farmers.

Contributor:

Leon Chasanowitch

Places:

Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Lviv, Ukraine)

Date:

1910

Subjects:

Colonialism, Jewish quarters, Antisemitism, Christian-Jewish relations, Migration

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Reportage
Meeting Minutes on the Brenner Affair
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Meeting of the Committee comprising: Chairman—Mr. M. Ussishkin; Committee Member—Mr. Ḥ. Ettinger. Candidates—Messrs. Ravnitzki and Raymist; Members of the Audit Committee—Mr. Bialik, Dr. Klausner, Mr…

Contributor:

Ḥoveve Tsiyon Odessa Committee

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Zionism, Christian-Jewish relations, Israel/Israelis, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts
We’re Laughing Our Heads Off
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We’re laughing our heads off: None of us wears a top-hat We just go around with heads—or without heads— But the Rabbi of Uman Holds up a mirror to the sun. We laugh our heads off When a gang comes…

Contributor:

Leyb Kvitko

Places:

Kyiv, USSR (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Date:

1923

Subjects:

Rabbis, Christian-Jewish relations, Antisemitism, Violence, Hasidism

Categories:

Literature, Poetry
Tevye the Dairyman
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Well, no sooner had I thought of my Hodl than she appeared by my side. She sat down next to me on the stoop, looked around, and said in a low voice, “Papa, are you listening? I have to tell you…

Contributor:

Sholem Aleichem

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1904–1905

Subjects:

Shtetl, Family, Marriage, Bible, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Literature, Fiction
Build Up, Build Up the Path
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Every single nation, if it wishes to place its foot on the threshold of the family of nations on the earth, must prepare a constitution for itself stating its integrity, and to bring with it the book…

Contributor:

Yitsḥak Bernfeld

Places:

Lwow, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Lviv, Ukraine)

Date:

1881

Subjects:

Assimilation, Jewish identity, Writing, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

History, Political Culture
Letters to Shimon Dubnow
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To Mr. Sh. Dubnow, St. Petersburg Moscow, Jan. 8, 1907 I received your letter, and thank you for everything you told me about. . . . I have already heard about the classes you are giving on Genesis…

Contributor:

Ahad Ha-Am

Places:

Odessa, Russian Empire (Odesa, Ukraine)

Date:

1906–1907

Subjects:

Zionism, Scholarship, Jewish identity, Education, Christian-Jewish relations

Categories:

Political Culture, Firsthand Accounts, Letters